Economic inequality is high and rising. At the same time, many governments are struggling to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular programs.

Migration is getting increasing attention in Australia, with the Morrison government recently putting the focus on settling migrants in regional areas to ease pressure on the capital cities. 

Americans no longer regard women as less competent than men on average, according to a nationally representative study of gender stereotypes in the United States.

Efforts to decrease gender inequality, such as tuition-free primary education and paid parental leave, transform norms and improve health for women and their children, according to a new study.

Robert Reich and W. Kamau Bell explain the criminalization of poverty and the flaws in our criminal justice system.

Less than half of school-aged children in the United States are flourishing, research finds.

A college education can set you up for a lifetime – though it can come with a hefty price tag

A new report shows growth of dollar stores in low-income and rural communities furthers inequity and pushes out local businesses.

Robert Reich debunks 12 misconceptions about tax policy in America.

Australia’s national minimum wage should become a “living wage”, according to a new campaign from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). But what exactly is a living wage?

Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a new paper.

Every aspect of life can be guided by artificial intelligence algorithms – from choosing what route to take for your morning commute, to deciding whom to take on a date, to complex legal and judicial matters such as predictive policing.

To end austerity and make the economy work better for the whole country requires transforming the tax system.

No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men. A typical woman working full-time makes 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little more than the 77 cents she got a decade ago.

What and how a country chooses to tax says a lot about its values. A core value built into the DNA of America, for example, is equality.

President Trump enthusiastically declared on March 26, 2019, that Republicans will be known as “the party of health care.” He also ordered the Justice Department to defend the ruling of a Texas judge that seeks to eliminate the Affordable Care Act in its entirety during the appeals process.

American congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently shook up environmental politics by releasing a broad outline of a Green New Deal – a plan to make the US a carbon-neutral economy in the next ten years, while reducing both poverty and inequality.

At the heart of the greatest works of Ancient Greek literature are mighty acts of revenge.

Another year, another list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. And another round of Michelin stars, Good Food Guide hats, and Gourmet Traveller Top 100 Restaurants in Australia.

The Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots, killing the African-American teenager Laquan McDonald; 14 of those shots were apparently fired while McDonald lay on the ground.

Just like the rest of us, the rich and powerful have had to accept that youth is fleeting, that strength and health soon fail, and that all possessions must be relinquished within a few decades.

There is a significant perception gap between what the general public think about why people become homeless, and what people who have experienced homelessness say

The purpose of our social, economic and political systems is to enable all Australians to lead good lives. Australia is doing well on some fronts. It ranks third out of 188 countries on the UN Human Development Index, which takes into account life expectancy, education and national income per capita. We also rank 19th on national income per capita.