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The controversy has also highlighted disparities within the industry, where junior artistes and crew often have little negotiating power.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Now, the league argues, payroll disparities are so great that only a cap can solve them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

There have been significant turnout disparities between its wards, with the lowest turnout in recent elections in wards with the highest levels of housing instability and poverty.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

The broader concern, however, is not limited to measurable disparities in arrest outcomes alone.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Those huge disparities must have potent causes that one might think would be obvious.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond