by Belle Tustain | May 9, 2019 | Culture, drugs, inequality, jalan kukoh, People, poverty, rental housing
This is the first piece in a series on Jalan Kukoh’s rental housing situation. Through an exploration of people and public policy, the series attempts to help us understand how the poor in Singapore live, and, more importantly, the kind of support they need. I tend to...
by Project Syndicate | Apr 7, 2019 | inequality, Project Syndicate
– Lee Jong-Wha SEOUL – Inequality has skyrocketed in recent decades, and those who have not shared in the fruits of economic growth and development are becoming increasingly frustrated. Some political leaders have responded to rising public discontent with massive...
by Project Syndicate | Mar 24, 2019 | Featured News, inequality, Project Syndicate, World
– Kaushik Basu NEW DELHI – When wealthy people espouse left-wing causes, such as redistribution of wealth, those on the right often label them hypocrites. “If you are so concerned about equality, why don’t you give up some of your own income first?” is the usual...
by Grace Yeoh | Feb 18, 2019 | class, class divide, cna, Commentary, Current Affairs, elitism, gender, income, income inequality, inequality, meritocracy, philosophy, race, social inequality, Social Justice, teo you yenn, this is what inequality looks like
Images: Unsplash It’s been a decade since I first started questioning the version of meritocracy that our education system upholds. Back in 2009, contemporary philosopher Alain de Botton spoke about a kinder, gentler philosophy of success. He mentioned that our common...
by Grace Yeoh | Feb 4, 2019 | Culture, dinner, Food, food insecurity, Giving, income inequality, inequality, low income, low ses, lower income, nvpc, People, sponsored ad, st john's, underprivileged, volunteering
Photography by author. It’s not every day that an interviewee’s family asks you to stay for dinner, but at 8:30 PM on a Thursday night, I dig into store-bought beef hor fun with 54-year-old Steven Seow and his wife at their dining table. This is paired with possibly...
by Grace Yeoh | Jan 15, 2019 | Commentary, Current Affairs, Education, exam, failure, hard work, inequality, Media, narrative, O level, o level results, pressure, school, stress, students, success
Featured image: Straits Times (facebook) / Unsplash (cover) It’s been 12 years since I collected my O Level results, but the annual narratives that society perpetuates when it comes to our education coverage remain mind-numbingly predictable. Despite the Ministry of...
