Millions of British children live in poverty. Jun Huang/ShutterstockAs she carefully prepares the UK’s reaction to her second budget the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has now hinted that she may be ready to scrap the two-child benefits cap.
Photo Agency/ShutterstockTesla has announced it is offering its CEO Elon Musk a performance-based pay package worth US$1 trillion. That’s right: 12 zeros.
It gets lonely if you stick around an office until late afternoon on Fridays. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty ImagesDo your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You’re not alone.
Being able to buy nutritious groceries is essential for your family's health. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAbout 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18.
A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023.
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWarnings this week from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) about sabotage threats marked an important shift in tone.
And they raise important questions about how the Australian government should respond.
The UK economy is not working for everyone. Ian Francis/ShutterstockThe UK budget is usually a story of growth forecasts, borrowing levels and fiscal discipline. But ahead of this month’s high-stakes event, growth has been slower than expected. At the same time, as households struggle with living costs, the climate crisis intensifies and inequality persists, growth might seem like too narrow a focus.
Home appraisal bias contributes to racial wealth disparities and violates the Fair Housing Act.
Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-SAFor most families, owning a home is the primary way to accumulate wealth and transfer that wealth to future generations.
Electric delivery vehicles powered by renewable energy are helping several multinationals lower their emissions.
Electric delivery vehicles powered by renewable energy are helping several multinationals lower their emissions.
