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Tasmanian MPs will continue to debate new political donations disclosure laws, and amendments to the Electoral Act, in Parliament next week. But will our elected representatives grab this opportunity to introduce truth in political advertising laws for Tasmania?

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The economist Herman Daly passed away on October 28, 2022. Read one of the last interviews he gave.

November 3, 2022 “Eduspeak” Reconsidered When, Why, and to Whom Is Educational Jargon Annoying? By Alfie Kohn Over the years I’ve heard a lot of people complain — sometimes good-naturedly, sometimes with remarkable venom — about our field’s use of jargon. Eventually I began to wonder why “eduspeak” or “edspeak” (or, less charitably, “edu-babble”) vexes people so, and to what ... Read More

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The only thing more remarkable than the number of classified documents the Home Secretary leaks to her mentors, is the number of civil servants leaking to the newspapers about Braverman leaking the documents. In her brief period(s) as Home Secretary, civil servants have separately leaked to the papers: the fact of her emailing classified documents […]

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My latest for today’s Boston Globe. PLEASE VOTE!!!!

My latest for The Village Voice.

by Brian Czech

Herman Daly, the champion of steady-state economics, passed away in the presence of beloved family members on October 28, 2022. In the process, a world in dire need of Herman’s wisdom became a lesser place. Yet we can be grateful for the 84 years he graced the earth and for the legacy he’s left us.

An excellent festschrift edited by Joshua Farley, a sweeping biography by Peter Victor,

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In 2020-21 the biggest companies in Australia were able to reduce their taxable income to just 12% of their total income

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E&OE TRANSCRIPT -- PRESS CONFERENCE
10:30am Thursday, 3 November 2022
AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, Sydney

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My latest is today’s Daily Cartoon for The New Yorker.

The Climate of the Nation 2022 Report reveals record numbers of Australians who are “very concerned” about climate change as record floods and extreme weather continue to wreak havoc across eastern Australia, and a majority believe governments are not doing enough to prepare for and adapt to the impacts, according to the largest and longest running research program into climate change attitudes in Australia.

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As any woman who has tried to get her point across in a professional setting is acutely aware, a lot of men have trouble listening when a female colleague speaks. They talk over women, shut them down, and incessantly interrupt. They even engage in “bropriation” -- appropriating something a woman has said as their own. Worse still, the guilty men generally have little awareness of their exasperating behavior.

3 Lies Republicans Are Using This Election

It’s not just the Big Lie. Republicans are telling three other lies they hope will swing the midterms.

They involve crime, inflation, and taxes.

Here are the GOP’s claims, followed by the facts.

1. They claim crime is rising because Democrats have been “soft” on crime.

Rubbish. Rising crime rates are due to the proliferation of guns, which Republicans refuse to control.

This is our re-imagined experimental rock cover of the song "I hate a man like you" by Leon Redbone

This version of the song is based on a recording by Leon Redbone from the album "Champagne Charlie" from 1978.

It's actually a cover of a cover song

I've always loved this song by Leon Redbone. It's a dark piece on the album with just a guitar and him singing in his unique voice. It's been one of my favorite songs for years.

But it's actually a cover of a song he did that was originally written and performed by Jelly Roll Morton on the piano in 1930.