The American scientific community is in a difficult place. I started my first job in an academic research laboratory (funded by the Energy Research and Development Administration and the National Science Foundation) in 1975, which somehow was fifty years ago when I was the youngest person in the laboratory instead of the oldest. I have […]| naked capitalism
#SudanWarSeries: Asset making and keeping as a women empowerment precursor The post Renegotiating Patriarchy: Women’s Assets and Shifting Gender Roles During the Sudan War appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
The upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable offers policymakers a unique opportunity to take stock and wholistically consider the significant economic issues facing Australia.| e61 INSTITUTE
Authors: Greg Kaplan, Matthew Maltman, and Matt Nolan| e61 INSTITUTE
The restriction of spousal and work-age children’s eligibility ignores systemic power differentials that disenfranchise women| Policy Options
A critique of the intellectual foundations of neoliberalism in the misuse of the sciences of genetics and heredity| naked capitalism
Fiscal Policy Institute Director Nathan Gusdorf today released a statement on the federal budget legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon by a vote of 218-214, with all of New York's Republican representatives voting in favor of the bill. The post The Federal Budget is an Assault on New York appeared first on Fiscal Policy Institute.| Fiscal Policy Institute
How the Roman Plebeian Council used tribal allegiances to curb the power of patricians.| naked capitalism
Millionaires are not fleeing countries to escape taxes.| naked capitalism
Over 100 organizations signed a letter calling on Congress to protect the essential plan, which provides health insurance to 1.6 million New Yorkers.| Fiscal Policy Institute
A delegation led by our President met the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Roxana Mînzatu, on 28 May to advocate for clear actions to advance our rights. Vice-President Mînzatu is responsible for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness and, notably, oversees the work of the Commissioner for Equality. During the meeting we […]| European Disability Forum
A self-funded, self-governed agency could stabilize and modernize Canada's strained charitable sector — with no cost to taxpayers.| Policy Options
Les Mis: As a percentage of registered voters, however – including informal votes and those who chose not to vote – Labor’s vote was just 29.5%| Australian Family Party
3.5 million New Yorkers – 18 percent of the state population – depend on SNAP benefits, which average $209 per month for a participant (about $2,500 per year). The OBBBA would threaten SNAP benefits for over 1 million New Yorkers, including 363,000 children.| Fiscal Policy Institute
Advice for homebuyers and citizens: home-deductibility and housing guarantee schemes both deserve your derisive laughter, whoever backs them. Introductory note: Things move fast in the race to sway the aspiring Australian homebuyer. A few minutes after publishing the first version of this post, I saw that the LNP is now promising to make mortgages tax-deductible […]| Club Troppo
The eyes have it: We don’t know whether John Wesley played cricket during his travels, but it would be a fair bet that he did| Australian Family Party
Digital Dark Age: Every aspect of our lives is connected to the web and It is because of this web that we are now in this predicament.| Australian Family Party
The housing deal currently under consideration in budget negotiations (as publicly reported) would create new tax incentives for affordable housing developers, weaken certain tenant protections passed in 2019, and impose a watered-down version of “Good Cause Eviction” with significant exemptions and loopholes.| Fiscal Policy Institute
