Across Latin America, violence is becoming a perverse ‘normality’, undermining social relations and endangering the prospects for democracy. Reproduced by a complex web of influences, violence is reshaping everyday life, religion, politics and architecture, and has thoroughly outstripped the respo
Are high executive and banking pay related to results? Or to social value added? Or does executive compensation simply ratchet upwards, irrespective of either? Jeremy Fox reviews work from the High Pay commission, the New Economics Foundation and Ha-Joon Chang suggesting the answers are "No", "No"
Girls are a disadvantaged group, yet they are not taught how to challenge gender inequality. England's schools are failing them, and Cameron's reforms are set to put them at an even greater disadvantage. Is this the 21st century?
“We have included the Arab Spring in this prize, but we have put it in a particular context. Namely, if one fails to include the women in the revolution and the new democracies, there will be no democracy.” Thorbjoern Jagland, chair of the Nobel Prize Committee
Constant fear, routine humiliation, no escape: this isn't prison, but life on incapacity benefit in the United Kingdom. There is another way: one that respects human dignity.
The Labour Party doesn't know what to do or say about immigration. Last week's conference was a case in point, as two leading thinkers offered radical proposals for tightening immigration that even they admitted are unworkable.
'David' suffered child abuse, and developed a disorder that led him to kill a man who for him symbolised his abusers. He was labelled DSPD and must prove he is a 'reduced risk' before his release. But how can he, when DSPD is not a medical diagnosis, but a political construct?
Social segregation. Corporate secrecy. Poor teaching and inflated grades. Free schools are intended by the government to "improve education for children in their community" - but many teachers have serious doubts.
Half of the women incarcerated in England and Wales have children. We know the devastating effect on kids with mothers in prison - so what can be done about it?
Is there any reason to set top tax rates at anything but the rate which maximises government revenues? And what is that rate? Jeremy Fox has argued that the 50p rate does not constrain growth. Michael Bullen returned with the argument that 50p is too high for public revenue maximisation. Jeremy Fo
While growth remains as our main goal economic and environmental crisis will persist. A green economy requires us to aim at development rather than growth, through the responsible promotion of justice, the common good, and environmental sustainability.
