Iran’s main opposition is loath to embrace a new wave of protesters. It may soon have no choice.
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There is enormous pressure on young people to strive, perform and achieve. And the data indicate that many are struggling to cope.
Speaking with: Hugh Mackay on 2017, ‘a really disturbing year’
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Author and social researcher Hugh Mackay says fragmentation was among the key themes of 2017 – but he has some concrete suggestions on how we can do better in 2018.
Historically, wishful thinking has blunted pushback.
The squeeze on wealth in the middle class by those at the top is a long established trend in international inequality data. But the ABS doesn’t provide this information.
Evolution has shaped gender differences, but we don’t have to be bound to this history. We are not mindless automata, doomed to slavishly oblige our instincts and impulses.
In order to tackle inequality, we need to understand what drives resistance to it and government responsiveness.
Discussions around inequality have lacked hard data – until now. A new report shows inequality levels around the globe.
Mexico may celebrate its mixed-race heritage, but a new study shows that racism is powerful there. Darker-skinned Mexicans earn less and finish fewer years of schooling than white citizens.
Extensive research has been done on poverty and inequality in South Africa but more is needed to better understand the status quo and mainly inter-sectional factors that drive inequality.
New economic realities have raised new challenges in applying Biblical principles to economic life. But they could still provide guidance on how to help those in need and how to levy taxes.
Use our calculator to work out whether you’re an “average” Australian where you live.
An analysis of more than 800 top-grossing films suggests diverse movies struggle in front of international audiences.
While much has been written about why the GOP’s tax plan would exacerbate income inequality, there are two reasons it’s even worse than you think.
Rising housing costs are hurting low-income Australians the most. The gap in home ownership between rich and poor is widening, house prices are rising fastest at the bottom and rental stress is rising.
Some African countries present a facade of democracy. The absence of substantive democracy is contributing to instability on the continent.
In their relentless pursuit of research commercialization, and bigger robots, universities might miss the real opportunity of technology - to make our world a better place.
Five years after Superstorm Sandy, we see how disadvantaged social groups suffered more from the storm before and after – much as we’re seeing in Hurricanes Harvey and Maria.
The morality of tax avoidance becomes problematic when it is aggressively pursued through creative schemes.
Inequality within generations is as pivotal as that between them.
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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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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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