Donations alone are not enough for many charities to meet the needs of struggling New Zealanders. The cost of ending tax exemptions could be worse than the benefits.
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AI promises to accelerate scientific discovery, but if scientists aren’t careful public trust may be left behind.
The principles of ubuntu (a person is only human through others) should underpin the rollout of renewable energy in rural Zimbabwe if everyone is to get equal access to solar power.
In democracies around the world, voters aged 18-34 are abandoning the incumbent in favour of opposition parties, often choosing populist-style politicians. Why? Blame the broken social contract.
Government dysfunction has created a policy void in the US, and business leaders are increasingly being called upon to fill it.
The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
The ideas of Rousseau reflect many of our own deepest commitments and patterns of thought.
Mafia groups don’t just cause harm through violence, they can erode the principles that make a democracy function.
The need to limit output to the grid costs solar panel owners up to $4.5 million a year in South Australia alone. A bill of rights and responsibilities can make connecting to the grid fairer for all.
Some economists have defended price gouging, saying it helps increase supply and prevent against hoarding. An ethicist suggests this might be missing the point.
Once paid, tax becomes the property of the government. Pretending otherwise undermines the basic principles of the social contract.
On Oct. 25 Chile will decide whether to replace its dictatorship-era constitution with a new one written wholly by the Chilean people. The vote shows how protests can change the course of a nation.
The collapse of New Deal-era policies gave rise to deep-seated frustrations. Addressing that anger will require mobilizing workers, business leaders and others to get wages rising again.
The concept of the greater good has made a comeback in Europe in an era of budget austerity, but in Australia too few of us are alive to its meaning – and to its vulnerability.
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