working harder than ever, still can’t get ahead?
The high cost of living is a political choice. Demand change.
The evidence
THE SYSTEM IS WORKING THE way the RICH DESIGNED IT
A tiny number of people at the top keep getting richer while everyone else struggles to keep up. Bills rise faster than wages. Public services get cut while the wealthy pay less. The people who do the work end up with the least.
- $18.3 trillion – the wealth held by the world’s billionaires in 2025, the highest ever recorded
- 12 men – the richest 12 billionaires – now hold more wealth than the poorest half of humanity
- 4,000 times – how much more likely a billionaire is to hold political office than an ordinary person

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Fight Inequality Alliance is a global movement of people and organisations in 50+ countries, working together to shift power and wealth from the 1% to the 99%.
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INEQUALITY BITES

IMF Board of Executive Directors' vote will trigger immediate price increases for food, electricity, fuel and essentials
14 September 2026 At the IMF Board of Executive Directors meeting on Monday, 14 September, the Fund is voting to impose upfront bulk public spending cuts on borrowing countries. Campaigners…

Zambia Elections: Political violence must not divert our attention from cost of living crisis
6 August 2026 Fight Inequality Alliance (FIA) Zambia warns that political violence is stealing the nation’s focus from the real crisis: the rising cost of living. As the August 13th…

6 Reasons Big Oil Is Having a Great Year While You Ration Your Electricity
The biggest oil companies on earth have just reported their profits for the last three months, and the numbers are staggering. They come from a spike in the price of…

Fight Inequality Alliance Pakistan stands with the people of Azad Kashmir over the soaring cost of living
29 July 2026 Kashmir is a resource‑rich region, yet its people live in hardship. Unemployment is high, public services such as education and healthcare are failing, the cost of living…

Mexico’s 99% shows a Red Card to FIFA, Billionaires, Corporations
We did not watch the tournament in the stadiums, we watched in the streets, in public squares, in markets, in homes — that is where we felt the world cup…

Commemorating a pillar of the Fight Inequality Alliance movement – Njoki Njehû
With profound sadness and heavy hearts we share the news of the passing of a beloved movement leader and comrade Njoki Njehû, who passed away peacefully at home in Nairobi…