I debatten om det finanspolitiska ramverket hörs ibland argumentet att vi måste ha ett balansmål eftersom ett underskottsmål orättvist skulle belasta kommande generationer. Senast i veckan som gick vädrade ekonomiprofessorn Daniel Waldenström i en radiodebatt denna den politiska högerns populistiska favoritmyt. Offentliga skulder är normalt inget att frukta, särskilt om de finansieras inom landet (även […]
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Enligt färsk statistik från SCB fortsätter arbetslösheten i Sverige att öka från en redan hög nivå. Justerat för säsongsvariationer ökade arbetslösheten från 8,3 procent i augusti till 8,6 procent i september. Detta om något borde vara en tydlig indikation på hur dåligt den ekonomiska politiken fungerar idag. Trots det lyser diskussioner om arbetslöshetens oacceptabelt höga […]
HELEN Mears OAM has retired after 35 years as President of the Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW. More than 60 fellow volunteers, community members and staff gathered at Coffs Harbour Health Campus for a thank-you morning tea to honour Mrs Mears. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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ROSALIND Whyte took her audience from knowing nothing about Cornelia Parker to understanding much about the generally misunderstood artist, during her September address to ArtsNational Coffs Coast. Ms Whyte, a guide and lecturer at Tate Britain, revealed Parker’s work to be original and accessible, even for people who think they could never like conceptual art....
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This food timeline started as a way to explore the revolution in Australian food that has occurred during the baby-boomers’ lifetime, but has since expanded to include more about the previous decades (and century) as well. Also included are overseas events and trends that had an impact here. The entries are brief, but there are lots of links if you want more information.
Bi-coastal sea otters! Those eyes will charm you! Two adorable female southern sea otters, rescued off the coast of California, have made their New York City debut and will likely steal your heart. Pumpkin and Clover were rescued at young ages, deemed non-releasable, and cared for as pups by caregivers at other accredited aquariums prior to arriving at the New York Aquarium. They’re now settling in at the Sea Cliffs exhibit, where visitors can also enjoy exhibits featuring sea lions, harbor seals and penguins. “We are happy to provide a home for these rescued southern sea otters,” said Dr. Leigh Ann Clayton, director of the New York Aquarium, located in Coney Island, Brooklyn. “These two otters have incredible stories, and we are pleased to see how well they are settling into their new home.” The New York Aquarium has provided a home for 11 rescued sea otters since 1991. Southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis), also known as California sea otters, live on the coast of California. Like all wildlife, they have an important role in the ecological health of the environment, according to the New York Aquarium.
Kamala Harris has raised over a billion dollars, mostly from small donors since July. The Harris campaign raised $97.2 million in the first half of October alone, while the Trump campaign raised only $16.2 million, after Harris shook up what was previously a more evenly matched cash race (Biden and Trump had raised $284.1 million and $217.2 million in total as of the end of June, respectively). The Harris Victory Fund—which raises money for both Harris’ campaign and Democratic groups—raised $1.2 billion this election cycle, according to a FEC filing released Thursday. While Harris had already garnered a fundraising lead over Trump, her donations shot up in September: NBC News first reported that Harris and affiliated committees had passed the $1 billion mark since she entered the race based on her September fundraising, which included $47 million the campaign reported raising in the 24 hours after Harris’ debate against Trump on Sept.
The Pentagon explored the AI software for research, but the new deal is the first by a combatant command whose mission is one of killing.
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by Prabhat Patnaik* In his remarkable work The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes said that “the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else.” His putting only […]
The origins of consciousness according to Peter Godfrey-Smith.
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Following a purge of at least 24 films, Netflix is facing calls to reinstate the movies.
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. Einer der grundlegendsten Denkfehler in der heutigen Diskussion über Staatsschulden und Haushaltsdefizite ist, dass nicht zwischen verschiedenen Formen von Schulden unterschieden wird. Auch wenn es auf makroökonomischer Ebene notwendig ist, dass Schulden und Vermögenswerte einander ausgleichen, ist es keineswegs unerheblich, wer die Vermögenswerte und wer die Schulden besitzt. Lange Zeit war man zögerlich, die […]
In 1855, scientist Michael Faraday dashed off a letter to The Times in London about the "feculence" emanating from the River Thames.
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Statements by John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, have made it nearly impossible for the media to avoid Hitler comparisons.
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That;s all well and good. But here’s a CNN piece from last month: “She’s a Marxist, communist, fascist, socialist,” Trump said at an Arizona rally on Thursday. “This is a radical-left, Marxist, communist, fascist,” Trump said while attacking Harris at a news conference on Friday. This wasn’t new rhetoric. “We have a fascist person running who’s incompetent,” Trump told Virginia residents during a campaign stop in August; at an Arizona rally in August, Trump said the true divide in American politics is between patriots with traditional values and “these far-left fascists led by Harris and her group.” And Trump has gone beyond saying that electing Harris would mean an end to American democracy. He has said this summer that electing Harris would mean “you’re not going to have a country anymore” and that “we’re not going to have a country left.” Not to mention him calling his political enemies vermin and saying they’re poisoning the blood of the country as well as a thousand other demeaning insults.