Mexican police at the Topo Chico prison in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, where scores of people died in a prison fire and riot in 2016.
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Many young Mexican men that are working in precarious conditions are drawn into the fold of drug cartels.
Policymakers can find themselves caught between two conflicting economic goals: growth and equity.
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Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.
Some newspapers defied government threats in 2013, and published pictures of President Jacob Zuma’s private home, which was revamped using taxpayers’ money.
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There is much to celebrate about the critical role the media have played in 30 years of democracy. But challenges remain.
Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.
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The third and final part of our series What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa on The Conversation Weekly podcast. Featuring interviews with Sithembile Mbete and Richard Calland.
Young men waiting to be offered casual jobs in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Fewer young South Africans are doing as well as their counterparts from 30 years ago. They are hardest hit by unemployment.
Differences in human lifespan are a useful indicator of inequality.
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Studying lifespan and mortality trends reveals that people are increasingly dying at similar ages.
Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, during the presentation of the party manifesto in New Delhi, India, on April 14 2024.
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Modi has aimed to improve the lives of ordinary Indians, but some are still finding jobs hard to come by.
Farm workers in South Africa will face difficulty working through heatwaves if global warming continues.
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The University of Cape Town’s new report on the impacts of climate change in South Africa found that heatwaves and water stress will affect jobs, deepen inequality, and increase gender-based violence.
A homeless person near an elementary school in Fruitdale Park in Grants Pass, Ore.
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Legal precedents hold that criminalizing someone for their status, such as being homeless, is cruel and unusual punishment. But what if that status leads to actions like sleeping in public spaces?
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What are ‘squatters’ rights’ and do they apply in Australia? They do, but using them will likely prove difficult.
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Representing 2% of global GDP, the fashion industry must use its cultural reach to drive a shift towards a more sustainable and equitable industry.
Democracy in the U.S. has historically not been available to all.
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There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.
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The benefits of AI are transforming modern life — but disparities in digital confidence are leaving some behind.
People walk on the snowless streets of Place Jacques Cartier in Old Montréal on Jan. 3, 2024. February 2024 was the warmest February in human history.
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Climate change is often seen as solely a technical problem. This is a misguided belief. Understanding how to build a better world begins, and ends, with understanding the societies which inhabit it.
Women are just as interested in opportunities for advancement as men are. However, they find them less attainable because of their busy schedules.
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Women are increasingly present in top management positions, but they end up in so-called support functions, which rarely lead to CEO positions.
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As a partner on the International Public Policy Observatory, The Conversation is making an impact.
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England’s universities get most of their income through tuition fees, and they can charge much higher fees to international students.
A cooperative in southern England installed solar panels on flats and used the revenue to fund energy-efficient improvements.
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Energy bill discounts have failed to meet the scale of the problem, research shows.
South Africa’s minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga.
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The fanfare and hype around the results risks obscuring the big picture.
In general, an ageing population puts added pressure on the working-age population to be more productive – just to maintain total output – amid growing fiscal constraints.