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Traditional economics can’t respond to global crises like inequality and climate change.
Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
Juggling, sword swallowing, contorting: What I heard in interviews and research with students studying and working to get ahead shaped using circus arts metaphors to understand and analyze their experiences.
Under-resourced schools are less likely to support teachers in implementing AI technology to best serve learning.
The case for taxing wealth has historically come from the political mainstream – so why is it so unpalatable now?
People who highly value equality and purity are most likely to see excessive wealth as wrong, a new study suggests.
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Tighter federal borrowing limits may deepen inequities, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.
In hot housing markets, buyers who outbid rivals often overpay – and face higher risks of loss and foreclosure.
Why do some young people step easily into leadership roles while others struggle to get a foot in the door? New research sheds light on the answer.
Most sellers already pay no tax, so the proposal’s benefits would flow to the richest.
Social media plays a major role in empowering youth as it did in the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal. But its role in protest movements can also be problematic.
Whether or not people can retire comfortably increasingly depends on one thing: whether you’re a homeowner or a renter.
Public health calls many deaths ‘preventable,’ but that term can mask how policy, access and geography shape who gets care – and who doesn’t.
Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.
School admission in South Africa continues to mirror entrenched societal inequities.
There’s no evidence of widespread, systematic discrimination against white Americans. Just ask them.
Protests against gentrification have occurred across several Latin American cities, most recently in Mexico’s capital.
Top contributors
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Senior Fellow in History, UNSW
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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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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford