AvatarChristosBATadded this to Political EconomyHomelessness Homelessness and the house of lies - InDailyindaily.com.au - John Falzon The more brutal version is that people experiencing homelessness are told that they have only themselves to blame and that virtually any assistance …
Avatar Australia NewsDemocracy The imperative for progressives? Bold action on inequality, democracy and climate Australia News - Osmond ChiuWriting publicly means living with the chance you will be a hostage to fortune. But I wrote in March that: “While Shorten has attempted to draw parallels to Bob Hawke’s style of leadership, the best comparison
HYPEBEASTJean-Michel Basquiat Herschel Supply Pays Homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat with New CollectionHYPEBEAST - Courtney Kenefick A selection of Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings adorns pieces from Herschel Supply for the Vancouver-based brand’s graphic new collection. The late …
Guardian Australiaadded this to NewsDemocracy Empathy is more useful than fear in the fight for progress Australia News - John FalzonThe progressive left needs to speak to the people who are deeply harmed by neoliberalism but continue to trust its empty promises There is a popular Chinese proverb that goes: “The best time to plant tree
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreePhilip Lowe The RBA cuts interest rates again. How low will they go?The Guardian - Stephen KoukoulasThe Reserve Bank is playing catch up after past errors and misjudgments have cost tens of thousands of jobs The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates for the 14th time in this elongated monetary
Outlook Magazineadded this to Outlook IndiaGDP India's per-capita income rises 10 pc to Rs 10,534 a month in FY19outlookindia.com New Delhi, May 31 The country's per-capita income is estimated to have risen by 10 per cent to Rs 10,534 a month during the financial year ended …
Patchadded this to Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX PatchCarbon Dioxide Texas Ranked Among Least Green States In AmericaPatch - Fernando Alfonso III Texas was ranked among the least green states in the country according to a new report from personal finance website WalletHub. The state was ranked …
QuartzPlay buttonVladimir Putin Vladimir Putin's official net worth is comically modestQuartz - Justin RohrlichVladimir Putin’s latest financial disclosure has been posted on the Kremlin website, showing the Russian president earned roughly $135,000 in 2018 from his official salary, a military pension, interest
The Guardianadded this to BusinessWorld Bank World Bank boss calls for more transparent lending to poor nationsThe Guardian - Larry ElliottDavid Malpass tells China to come clean over its lending to indebted African countries The new head of the World Bank has told China that it needs to come clean about its lending to poor countries, as
Guardian USPolice Shootings California moves closer to passing country's strictest law on police shootingsGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesFamilies of people killed by police testify in state assembly after bill was prompted by Stephon Clark shooting California lawmakers have advanced legislation that would be the strictest measure in the
Singapore Why Singapore’s migrant workers get a raw dealscmp.com - www.scmp.com Behind Singapore’s prosperity and its welfare schemes lies a serious inequality problem affecting natives and migrants alike. The administration …
Quartzadded this to How We'll Win: The Other HalfMet Department Indians to pay more for power as IMD predicts record temperaturesQuartz - Itika Sharma PunitIndians are beginning to feel the pinch as temperatures soar across the country. During the summer of 2018, at least 40% of urban Indians paid over Rs3,000 ($43) in monthly electricity bills, according
Business (New Zealand) Shopping around could save $60 a month on your coffee habitstuff.co.nz - Susan Edmunds If you're clutching your coffee card in the hope of saving money on your caffeine habit, bad news – you're probably better to switch to a cheaper …
CNNBernie Sanders Democratic socialism is the scenic route to serfdom - CNNCNNEditor's Note:Jeffrey Miron is director of economic studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, and the director of graduate and undergraduate studies in the department of economics at Harvard
Patchadded this to New York City, NY PatchNew York City NYers Own Fewer Guns Than Almost Any Other State, Study ShowsPatch - Noah Manskar NEW YORK — New Yorkers are far from hungry for guns. The Empire State has one of the nation's lowest gun ownership rates, helping to make it one of …
Phil Davisadded this to Market Moving News by Philstockworld Who’s Afraid of Low Inflation? | by Daniel Grosproject-syndicate.org - Daniel Gros BRUSSELS – A year ago, the European Central Bank took advantage of a temporary uptick in prices to declare victory in its fight to bring eurozone …
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles is having a loud economic boomchicagobusiness.com - MATTHEW A. WINKLER From home values to share prices, its expansion is outpacing big-city peers like New York and Chicago under a business-friendly Democratic mayor.
Water Building Water Institutions: Water Supply Services, Regulation and Policy in Angolaworldbank.org - www.worldbank.org Following the 2002 Peace Accords in Angola, political stability was re-established in the country, but infrastructure was left heavily damaged due …
Patchadded this to Hartford, CT PatchMethamphetamine Do You Live Near a Meth Lab In CT? See the MapPatch - Rich Scinto HARTFORD, CT — Here's a dead-last ranking Connecticut can be proud of; The Nutmeg State has the fewest amount of meth labs per capita among the 50 …
Belgium 15,000 Belgians die prematurely each year because of poor eating habitbrusselstimes.com - www.brusselstimes.com An estimated 15,000 Belgians die each year prematurely because of their poor eating habits, according to an international study published in the …
Patchadded this to New Jersey PatchMethamphetamine Fort Lee Meth Lab 1 Of 9 Busted In NJ Since 2004Patch - Daniel Hubbard FORT LEE, NJ — One of nine meth labs recently identified in New Jersey was in Fort Lee. Methamphetamine, the powerful and highly addictive stimulant …
Euronewsadded this to NewsWorld News New study finds no evidence of moderate drinking benefitsEuronews - By Mark Armstrong with ReutersJust one alcoholic drink a day could lead to an increased risk of having a stroke according to the results of a large-scale study published in the medical journal The Lancet.31772-0/fulltext) The findings
Sacramento, CA Site selection executives like Sacramento, but not the statebizjournals.com - Mark Anderson Site selection professionals who toured Sacramento this week said they were impressed by what they saw, but they stressed that Sacramento suffers …
JPadded this to discover and learnWorld Health Organization Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthyReuters - Kate KellandLONDON (Reuters) - Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to results
Barron's Ruchir Sharma on Why You Should Buy Emerging Market StocksBarron's - Reshma Kapadia Ruchir Sharma, chief global strategist and head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is a frequent traveler, influential …
Reutersadded this to WorldWater Arab states face water emergency, urgent action needed: U.N.Reuters - Aidan LewisCAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states are facing a water supply emergency they need to coordinate an urgent response to, with per capita resources expected to fall by 50 percent by 2050, the U.N. Food and Agriculture
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesStephen Colbert 'Holy Lack of Guacamole.' Stephen Colbert Gives Us a Chilling Glimpse of an America Without AvocadosTIME - Melissa LockerPresident Donald Trump has been threatening to close off the border between Mexico and the United States in response to migrants and asylum seekers. While the implications for the nation’s immigration
Hong Kong Stressed out and run down: Hong Kong near back of pack in new well-being surveycoconuts.co - Coconuts Hong Kong Hong Kong was the fifth-most stressed out place, and fourth-worst off in terms of overall health and well-being in a new survey of 23 markets of …
dan hadded this to Reports/StudiesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCouncil of Europe Russia Has More People Behind Bars Than Any European Country Both Absolutely And Relative To Population – OpEdeurasiareview.com - Paul Goble Even though Moscow has reduced Russia’s prison population by almost a third over the last decade, the country still has
The Daily TelegraphFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNorway Page Not Found | Daily Telegraphdailytelegraph.com.au It looks like we’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere and ended up in the Outback. Here’s a page of the Harbour Bridge instead, taken in 1930. Much like …
