In Sydney, a ‘latte line’, that runs from the airport to Parramatta and up to the northwest, divides white-collar jobs from blue-collar jobs. This perpetuates inequality.
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In today’s opioid crisis, why are some people with addictions treated with empathy and others with disdain? The answer to that question has roots in the 19th century.
The latest World Bank report on South Africa addresses solutions to the country’s economic challenges.
A newish method called the multidimensional poverty index is revealing new insights into the South Africa’s poverty.
The positive energy that’s greeted the new South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will turn to protest if economic challenges are not addressed quickly.
As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
The 2018 hurricane season starts on June 1, with some communities still recovering from 2017 storms. Scholars offer insights about where the risks lie and who is most vulnerable during and after hurricanes.
Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Conny Lenneberg on Newstart, poverty and inequality
Executive Director of Brotherhood of St Laurence Conny Lenneberg spoke to The Conversation about the inequality created by the low level of Newstart, which hasn't been boosted for many years.
South Africa’s land reform debate must not lose sight of the real issue: how to provide enough food to feed its people.
Competition between neighbours turns up the volume on inequality. Homicide and civil war may be the result.
Digitized state records help to tell the stories of African-American prisoners in the 19th and 20th century.
Cutting the program formerly known as food stamps would hurt low-income Americans and the whole economy.
Many young South African mothers who deserve to get the child support grant are excluded.
Littering in protest is indicative of a discordant society, and a culture of littering can tell us a lot about a society’s ethos.
Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
A scholar of literary radicalism asks whether Marx’s writings are at all relevant to the world’s struggles with inequality today and why he’s no longer being relegated to the dustbin of history.
The removal of Jacob Zuma from power is to be welcomed but, it’s not the answer to South Africa’s problems.
Each person experiences pain differently, depending on his or her genetic makeup. That makes it difficult to figure out what treatments patients need.
Data reveals that South Africa’s strike action is lower than many other countries, and not as prolonged as politicians claim.
When it comes to incomes, millennials in Australia haven’t fallen behind.
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Deputy Director at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Reserach Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
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