Forty years of the neoliberal experiment have created a world of vast and increasing inequality. But this can and should change.
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Current loopholes in EU climate laws would allow affluent private jet passengers to maintain their polluting lifestyle, while the lower and middle classes are compelled to give up low-cost flights.
Many young Mexican men that are working in precarious conditions are drawn into the fold of drug cartels.
Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.
There is much to celebrate about the critical role the media have played in 30 years of democracy. But challenges remain.
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.
Fewer young South Africans are doing as well as their counterparts from 30 years ago. They are hardest hit by unemployment.
Studying lifespan and mortality trends reveals that people are increasingly dying at similar ages.
Modi has aimed to improve the lives of ordinary Indians, but some are still finding jobs hard to come by.
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.
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?
What are ‘squatters’ rights’ and do they apply in Australia? They do, but using them will likely prove difficult.
Representing 2% of global GDP, the fashion industry must use its cultural reach to drive a shift towards a more sustainable and equitable industry.
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.
The benefits of AI are transforming modern life — but disparities in digital confidence are leaving some behind.
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 increasingly present in top management positions, but they end up in so-called support functions, which rarely lead to CEO positions.
As a partner on the International Public Policy Observatory, The Conversation is making an impact.
England’s universities get most of their income through tuition fees, and they can charge much higher fees to international students.
Energy bill discounts have failed to meet the scale of the problem, research shows.
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