If economic inequality increases within a country, the risk of civil war breaking out grows. This is the finding from a study ...

Rio de Janeiro’s favela of Rocinha sees makeshift dwellings spiral down the mountain, all but crashing into the turquoise ...

A global surge in rheumatoid arthritis with local hotspots highlights the need for targeted public health interventions.

Studies have quantified this phenomenon. One cross-country analysis showed that a 10 percentage point increase in the credit-to-GDP ratio in the lead-up to a recession was associated with an increase ...

Democracy is backsliding globally, as growing economic inequality and the disruptive influence of social media erode public ...