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Growing consolidation in localized hospital markets appears to restrict nurse wage growth

Rolling waves of consolidation have significantly decreased the number of hospital systems in the U.S., leading to dominant regional systems. Increased concentration potentially affects industry quality, prices, efficiency, wages, and more. Much of the consolidation research is focused on merger events and estimating effects on the merged entities. In contrast, our new working paper is not based simply on merger data but takes account of the overall increase in consolidation across the country without respect to cause.

Zionists, whether ‘political’ like Hertzl or ‘Spiritual ’ Ha’am’ - and now Netanyahu and Ben Gvir - have all used the Jewish religion to achieve the same end, colonizing all historic Palestine and ethnically cleansing its native population.

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Money promised to deprived areas after Brexit is instead being used to deal with the aftershocks of leaving the EU, reports Sam Bright

Increased hospital system consolidation in small Metropolitan Statistical Areas is adversely related to nurse wage growth.

The low expectations of soft majorities The GOP’s psych profile fits a certain… “moral flexibility,” as Martin Q. Blank once put it. Republicans once had rules they enforced about behaviors by their members that brought disrepute to the caucus. Actually, they were more like guidelines, as Dr. Peter Venkman once put it. Steve Benen highlights the history of Republicans’ flexibility in light of the cascade of lies told by freshman Rep. George Santos (if that is his name) of New York. Seriously, the man allegedly scammed $3,000 he’d raised on Go Fund Me page for cancer treatment for the service dog of a disabled, homeless veteran. (The dog died.) He lied about his mother working in the World Trade Towers on 9/11. (She was in Brazil.) The rest of his resume is fabricated. Is he even a U.S. citizen? If so, under what name? Kevin the Spineless just awarded George Santos/Devolder/Zabrovsky committee assignments, arguing that 1) Santos (if that is his name) was duly elected, 2) he may be under investigation but hasn’t been formally charged, and 3) disciplining Santos (if that is his name) is up to the Ethics Committee. How low can the GOP go?

by Brian Czech

On a scale of one to ten, COP15—the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal last month—was a solid five. That may not sound like a ringing endorsement, but it represents significant progress from prior COPs, which dabbled along in the one or two range for the better part of three decades. The progress was evident from the start, when UN Secretary General António Guterres kicked off the conference by noting,

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Bonus audiobook downloads narrated by Doctor Who stars will join brand-new box sets in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctor ranges from Big Finish Productions in 2023. Interludes are hour-long audiobook adventures with special music and effects, bundled exclusively as download extras with selected new Doctor Who box sets. Big Finish listeners who purchase any […]

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From arriving in the UK with nowhere to turn, to falling through the cracks and sleeping rough, Byline Times looks at the experiences of migrant people who are homeless

Western officials have talked up their Russian asset seizures. But Russia has reciporcated. It's not clear which oligarchs are the winners.

Starmer dislikes ‘constraint’ of Parliament and prefers speaking to people, while he likes obnoxious and anti-feminist hack Piers Morgan more than former party leader with whom he laughed and joked, then sabotaged. Does he actually listen to himself? Keir Starmer has told journalists that he likes Davos – the luxury playground get-together of billionaires, corporations […]

I like to sing and what I like best is to do so at the top of my lungs when I’m all alone. Last summer, taking a walk through the corn fields in New York’s Hudson River Valley with no one around but the barn swallows, I found myself belting out a medley of tunes about peace from my long-ago, summer-camp years. That was the late 1950s, when the miseries of World War II were still relatively fresh, the U.N. looked like a promising development, and folk music was just oh-so-cool. At my well-meaning, often self-righteous, always melodious camp, 110 children used to warble with such sweet promise: It seemed such a sensible, grown-up way to think — like, duh!... Read more

Source: Give Peace a Chance appeared first on TomDispatch.com.

Rowley gives us an insider’s view of the FBI and how the dark and violent history of COINTELPRO and her personal struggle to free Leonard Peltier.

The post Ex-FBI Agent Coleen Rowley Breaks Silence on Leonard Peltier and COINTELPRO appeared first on MintPress News.

Presos disseram à Polícia Civil que buscaram proteção com os militares quando a polícia chegou – e houve embate entre as forças de segurança.

The post Exército fez ‘casinha’ para terroristas se protegerem, mostram depoimentos de presos em flagrante appeared first on The Intercept.

Thank you, Trumpublicans When Black men in droves begin arming themselves with tricked-out AR-15s and roaming the streets in body armor, the Second Amendment crowd will suddenly have second thoughts about their guns-everywhere philosophy. It’s somewhat less costly to challenge efforts to privatize public education that divert tax dollars to religious schools and profit-adjacent charters. But the approach is not dissimilar. “Little Devils Academy,” anyone? The setting is the Iowa General Assembly. Iowa Starting Line: Iowans got a chance to comment on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ latest bill to fund private school tuition with public tax dollars during a Tuesday public hearing held by the Iowa House Education Reform Committee.  House Republicans have fast-tracked the proposal so it skips several steps that bills normally go to before they reach the House floor for debate, including financial vetting through the Appropriations and Ways and Means committees. According to estimates Reynolds’ staff provided to other media outlets, the plan would cost $341 million annually once it is fully phased in.

Rachel Fraser, currently associate professor of philosophy at Oxford University, has accepted an offer from the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. Dr. Fraser works in epistemology, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of language. You can learn more about her research here. At the Dianoia Institute, she will be associate professor of philosophy. Additionally, the Dianoia Institute has hired Tushar Menon, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cambridge, as a research fellow (equivalent to an assistant professor position). Dr. Menon works in philosophy of science and physics. Professors Fraser and Menon will take up their new positions in mid-2023. (via Stephen Finlay)  

By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack In a new article titled “U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea,” the New York Times reports that the Biden administration now believes Kyiv may need to launch an offensive on the territory that Moscow has considered a part of the Russian Federation since 2014, “even if such a move […]

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Now that the season of good cheer is behind us, I feel I can bring up a serious and painful issue that unfortunately became a reality for me this year during Christmas. I received whiskey stones.

Whiskey stones affect a huge percentage of men and, to a lesser extent, women every year, especially around the holidays. To those unfamiliar with the painful condition, these soapstone cubes manifest in relatives and friends who do not know what to give as gifts and want to preserve their perception of being the cool gift-giver and not at all sentimental.

Contrary to popular belief and what the salespeople at Brookstone and ad copy in Skymall will tell you, nobody in history has ever used a whiskey stone. Yes, there is some truth that they will not water down your whiskey, but just the same, putting a goddamn handful of cold rocks in your glass of whiskey is insane and completely unnecessary.

How can you build wealth without a house?

In 2020 and 2021, the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population took nearly two-thirds of all new wealth – six times greater than the wealth made by the poorest 90% of workers. And while billionaires get richer, global poverty is increasing, Oxfam warns.

The post Richest 1% Took 2/3rds of Global Wealth Since 2020 – Twice as Much as 99% of Population Earned appeared first on scheerpost.com.

A safer plan for America would invest in its people by promoting alternative deterrents to violence.

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TEN years of the seniors program at Boambee East Community Centre (BECC) will be celebrated on Monday 6 March, but the organisers are mindful that their database of names and contact details is out of date. Mindful that they don’t want to leave anyone out, they are calling out to the community to let them...

The post Boambee East Community Centre updating its database to invite everyone to its ten-year party appeared first on News Of The Area.

AFTER ten years of rescuing animals around Coffs Harbour, and experiencing large numbers of unwanted pets being surrendered and abandoned, Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH) is seeking more foster carers. Coffs Harbour resident Aimee has been a cat and kitten carer for ARCH for over a year and has fostered fifteen animals. Advertise with News...

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After 30 years of peace, the Polisario Front holds its 16th Congress amidst the war against Morocco’s invasion.

The post Direct From Western Sahara: Learn About the Struggle of the Last Colony in Africa appeared first on scheerpost.com.