- By Damian Ruck
We have known for decades that secular countries tend to be richer than religious ones. Finding out why involves unpicking a complex knot of cognitive and social factors – an imposing task.
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.
- By Graham Pruss
News reports from across America tell of vehicle residents from virtually every background attempting to settle in cities. They find themselves essentially blocked from local communities and social services, because there are few parking spaces to leave their home where it is safe from tickets or from being towed.
Escaping violence, war, poverty and environmental disaster, more people than ever are migrating worldwide. Some 258 million people – 3.4% of the global population – live outside their country of birth.
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.
- By Carly Graf
In the shadow of Monte Pirucho, once a place of worship for the Taino tribe, Tara Rodríguez Besosa pulls a long, spiny plant from the bed of a small community garden and begins plucking its leaves.
A quarter of a century ago, on July 5, 1994, a company, which shared a name with the world’s largest river, was incorporated. It sold books to customers who got to its website through a dial-up modem.
Whether it was the physicist Niels Bohr or the baseball player Yogi Berra who said it – or, most likely, someone else – it is indeed hard to make predictions, especially about the future.
The UK is experiencing record levels of employment, with over 32m people in work. But many workers and their families continue to struggle to survive financially
- By Mary Mello
There is nothing natural about money. There is no link to some scarce essential form of money that sets a limit to its creation.
The idea of the living wage is back on the political agenda. In the United States the Democrats are proposing to double the federal minimum wage.
Near-record low unemploymenthas companies fumbling to find the best ways to recruit and retain workers. Our research suggests a sure-fire way to do just that: give them a real stake.
- By Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains why labor unions impact the middle class and raise wages.
Hardly a week goes by without another story in the media covering a family somewhere in America dealing with an outrageous medical bill.
Google is digesting its third whopping antitrust penalty from the European Commission, having been fined €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion) for abusing its market dominance around online advertising.
- By Robert Reich
Robert Reich and W. Kamau Bell explain the criminalization of poverty and the flaws in our criminal justice system.
As the federal election approaches, we’re expected to drown in slogans like “lower taxes”, “wage growth”,
Less than half of school-aged children in the United States are flourishing, research finds.
- By U. Chicago
Early childhood education programs can benefit life outcomes in ways that span generations, new research shows.
So runs the story of one of the Italian nuns I interviewed earlier this year, as part of a wider investigation into the unsung contributions of women workers, and why they have been historically undervalued.
A college education can set you up for a lifetime – though it can come with a hefty price tag
- By Karen Boyle
Feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez’s latest book is an essential if enraging read.
- By Peter Newman
The politics of climate change in Australia has always been about the costs of change.