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BYANYIMA: Inequality’s a modern byword but hope springs eternal

From left: SSAB chief executive Martin Lindqvist, Dalmia chief executive Nahendra Singhi, and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven at the UN Climate Action Summit at UN headquarters on September 23,2019 in New York City. PHOTO | DREW ANGERER | AFP | GETTY

By  WINNIE BYANYIMA

Hope. Now there’s a word you don’t hear enough about the global fight against inequality. And for good reason.

Over the past 40 years, a tiny few have triumphed over the rest of us – and governments have helped them to do so.

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