Far-right politicians are dragging America back to the 19th century.
Reproductive rights in Wisconsin are now governed by an abortion law passed in 1849 — and in Arizona, a judge recently reinstated a ban on abortion first adopted in 1864.
Well, if Republicans are so keen to wind back the clock, I suggest reviving a different 19th century provision of the Constitution : Section Three of the 14th Amendment.
I am pleased to announce that Juraj Nemec (poker10) has accepted our invitation to become a provisional Drupal 7 core maintainer!
Juraj is based in Slovakia and has been working with Drupal for more than 12 years. He works at ActivIT as the Tech Lead and Senior Drupal developer. As a backend specialist, he most likes optimizing large-scale systems, performance tuning and digging into what can be improved to bring the best user experience.
He recently contributed to fixing Drupal 7's PostgreSQL tests, helped to improve PostgreSQL performance with several important backports, and is actively working on improving Drupal 7's compatibility with PHP 8.1 and 8.2. He is also helping to get the jQuery Update module ready for its first big update in several years.
Major red flags in Australian grants administration must be addressed to prevent pork barrelling, according to a submission by the Australia Institute to the parliamentary inquiry into Commonwealth grants administration. Key Findings: 11 different pork-barrelling red flags were highlighted, the most significant include: funds not allocated in line with grant objectives, lack of personal consequences for Ministers
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New research from the Centre for Future Work quantifies the dramatic risks faced by workers whose employers unilaterally terminate enterprise agreements during the course of renegotiations. This aggressive employer strategy, which became common after a precedent-setting 2015 court decision, would be curtailed by new industrial relations legislation proposed by the Commonwealth Government.
The post IR Reforms To Close Off The ‘Nuclear Option’ Will Protect Wages and Entitlements appeared first on The Australia Institute.
The hospitality industry is one of the world’s biggest energy consumers. Hotels, restaurants, and other businesses use much more electricity than the average household. However, these businesses can also be leaders in energy conservation by adopting smart solutions that will help them reduce their carbon footprint and save money at the same time. Let’s explore…
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Quels sont les problèmes à long terme qui doivent être résolus et quelles sont les solutions disponibles?
Pr Kako Nubukpo, Commissaire à l’Agriculture, aux Ressources en eau et à l’Environnement de l’Uemoa, et ancien Ministre de la Prospective et de l’Evaluation des politiques publiques du Togo est l’auteur du récent ouvrage « Une solution pour l'Afrique. Du néoprotectionnisme aux biens communs » publié aux éditions Odile Jacob. Dans le cadre de cet entretien, il revient sur l’impact économique et social de la guerre en Ukraine sur la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique.
Les économies africaines font face à une inflation suite à une hausse des prix des matières premières induite par la guerre en Ukraine. En quoi pensez vous que cette crise présente une opportunité pour repenser les politiques agricoles en Afrique ?
What are the long-term problems that need to be addressed and what solutions are out there?
Professor Kako Nubukpo is Commissioner for Agriculture, Water and Environment at the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU, also known by its French acronym UEMOA) and a former Minister of Prospective and Evaluation of public policy in Togo. He recently authored, Une solution pour l'Afrique. Du néoprotectionnisme aux biens communs, published by Odile Jacob Press. In this interview, he considers the economic and social impacts of the Ukraine conflict on food security in Africa.
African economies are facing high levels of inflation due to big price increases for many basic goods, following the invasion of Ukraine. How far might this crisis represent an opportunity to rethink agricultural policies in Africa?
Brian Czech once likened modern economic growth to a runaway train. This metaphor drives home the point that to save nature and humanity from an ecological train wreck, the most important thing is to decelerate the global economy. Unfortunately, much writing on environmental protection neglects this imperative and fixates instead on what we must accelerate.
For example, the must-read Living Planet Report,
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Cross posted from La Tribune Diplomatic International. French version Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Your analysis of Mesopotamian times and the wise rule of Emperors embodied by the practice of the Jubilee (compared to the predation of oligarchies) resonate with the Islamic economic theory which forbids riba (meaning usury) and imposes that banks and creditors share the risk Continue Reading
The post War and Debt to Rule first appeared on Michael Hudson.The demise of Trussonomics was a welcome victory for decency and common sense in a minor battle within a broader class war. Sadly, the class that Liz Truss tried to bolster with copious tax and regulatory gifts will win this war by deploying an even nastier, blunter, dirtier weapon: austerity. Britain’s wealthy owe a debt […]
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