Scene from Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables .
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Ladj Ly’s critically acclaimed new film looks at the misery that binds together its protagonists, and also examines France’s failure to fulfil its obligations toward its most vulnerable citizens.
Untapped energy sources: hydro-power potential is concentrated along the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe’s energy policy needs to be reconsidered if the country’s electricity shortage is to be resolved.
Your own biases shape what you think about what the poor should eat.
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An often invisible force is undercutting support for policies that help Americans facing economic hardship.
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Children’s eating styles are different in deprived areas.
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Our research has found that staff discussions of Christianity in food banks may put people off using them.
Boris Johnson claimed child poverty has reduced – has it?
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Boris Johnson claimed in a BBC interview that child poverty was going down. An expert on child poverty looked at the data.
Venezuela: so much potential… so little gain.
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Economic growth is a red herring if economies can’t stop themselves shrinking more and more.
Too many informal carers have to choose between giving their older mum or dad the care they need and dropping out of the workforce.
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A new system of carers’ leave would allow middle-aged Australians to care for their ageing parents while staying in the workforce.
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The effect is the transfer of wealth away from the poorest workers.
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Many trendy ‘Instagrammable’ foods have a long association with poverty.
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Food poverty is increasingly generating child victims, whose only salvation comes from donations of emergency food provisions.
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The South African child support grant is progressive in its gender-neutrality, yet men make up only 2% of those who collect it.
Young adults and people living in the inner city are among those most likely to be lonely, according to the ABC’s Australia Talks project.
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Loneliness is a bigger cause of death than a poor diet, obesity, alcohol consumption, and lack of exercise, and it’s on a par with heavy smoking. So let’s get talking about it.
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Record numbers of people are in work but the number of those in employment and in poverty is also rising.
Women have to push through barriers to access higher education.
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Women face a number of socio-economic challenges that make it harder for them to access higher education.
Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Economics to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer (from left to right on the screen) during a press conference held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on 14 October 2019.
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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics pays tribute to randomized control trials, but can they really help us fight poverty?
Coaches say dedication and sacrifice can help low-resource schools overcome the odds.
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Amid plans to create special sports divisions for high-poverty schools, coaches at such schools explain how they produce championship-winning teams despite having fewer resources.
Alberto Fernández, Argentina’s new president.
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Alberto Fernández has been elected as Argentina’s new president, defeating Mauricio Macri, who was punished for his economic record.
African countries have an opportunity to reduce poverty with new policies.
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If trends continue, 87% of the world’s poorest people will live in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
Argentina’s president-elect, Alberto Fernández (right), with his running mate, former president and first lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
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Argentina has voted for change. Alberto Fernández, a 60-year-old lawyer, defeated President Mauricio Macri with a campaign emphasizing economic recovery, social inclusion and national unity.