The massive spikes in health insurance premiums are a result of decades of lax regulations and industry consolidation.
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“Trump introduced a new idea to tackle home affordability: a 50-year mortgage loan. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte called the proposal “a complete game changer.” … but many housing experts warn the plan could backfire, raising the cost of homeownership by stretching out payments, adding more interest over time, and driving up home prices.” — CNN
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Q: What is a 100-year mortgage loan?
A: We offer the flexibility of financing your new home over an entire century, theoretically lowering your payments as the loan is spread out over a longer period of time.
Q: Who is this loan for?
A: Everyone. But especially immortal wizards and vampires; people who think “100” sounds like a nice round number; and us, your lender, who will be collecting interest on this loan until you turn to dust.
Q: Does this actually save me any money?
A: It absolutely might.
Last week, Zohran Mamdani pulled off a stunning political victory, beating a billionaire-backed establishment campaign to become the Democratic Mayor of New York City. It’s no surprise that the result has inspired millions of socialists around the world. Mamdani’s campaign thrived not only because of his strengths as a communicator and his mediagenic approach, but […]
Does psychology truly improve wellbeing? Or merely help us adjust to an ‘insane’ system? Erich Fromm on mental health in 1960
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In Southwestern China, a filmmaker follows her father on a search for his childhood home, reshaped by history and time
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My husband was in crisis and our home faced wildfire. When it came, I saw the cost of holding the line
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The British governing class can’t create a society which feeds our children. They can’t build a high-speed railway line. Productive investment is collapsing, so our economy can’t sustain growing standards of living. Our public services are decaying. Our structures and systems are peculiarly ill-suited to addressing the country’s needs in this third decade of the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
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November 12th, 2025: And this comic is inspired by: words. Look at me, getting inspired by mere markers to concepts over here! DrupalCamp Burkina Faso will be hosting its third event from April 24-26, 2026. Previous events have brought entrepreneurs, students, as well as government ministers and national media. This year the Camp is hoping to expand international sponsorship and recruit guest speakers who can help build the skills of the local community. We want to invite you to participate.
Across the African continent there is an increasingly rapid pace of digital transformation. Through our connections with communities across Africa, we're seeing governments, major industries, and growing business markets rapidly prioritize digital sovereignty and online engagement, and we see them seeking international expertise to launch and up-skill their local markets. My new book, Brave New Wild: Can Technology Really Save the Planet? is out and available at/through all fine book stores. And hopefully some disreputable ones too!
I mean… Laura Ingraham: “Well, then why are people saying they’re anxious about the economy? Why are they saying that?” President Trump: “I don’t know that they are saying that. I think polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we’ve ever had.” pic.twitter.com/QDrM3Q4olu — RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) November 11, 2025 Not to mention firing […]
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
China's ageing population is expected to slow the country's economic growth in coming years. Population ageing can have a negative effect on a country's growth due to the decline in the working-age population relative to the dependent population, and could cause decreased labour productivity growth, as has been the case in other countries which have experienced similar demographic shifts. This paper seeks to estimate the causal effect of ageing on GDP per capita growth in China using data among China's provinces. I find that over 10 years a 10 per cent increase in the proportion of the population aged over 60 decreases nominal GDP per capita by around 7 per cent, all other things equal. These estimates imply that an ageing population has placed downward pressure on China's economic growth in the 2010s and 2020s so far, with this pressure likely to continue in the coming years. Authorities have so far responded to this challenge by increasing retirement ages and introducing policies such as a nationwide childcare subsidy. Different sectors in the economy are not likely to be affected uniformly by population ageing.
There has been little concrete progress on Government commitments to repair relations with the EU, according to a new parliamentary report
Interim Opposition leader, Sussan SS Ley, has asked the tax payer to fork out over 100k in order to bring her Coalition colleagues back to Canberra so that they can vote on changing their policies to appease Barnaby Joyce. ”We’ve... Read More ›
Fifty-six years ago, in October 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono issued a self-indulgent souvenir of their own wedding titled “Wedding Album.” The deluxe (for the time) package came in an album-sized white box containing the usual wedding pictures one … Continue reading
“Eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party late Sunday to vote with Republicans and advance legislation to end the government shutdown.” — New York Times - - - Great news, everybody: We finally got them to agree to the deal they wanted in the first place, no concessions. That’s right, we held all the cards and we played them perfectly—by folding. Here’s the kicker: We even got them to agree not to pass the healthcare subsidies that we’ve been working for. You know, the ones average Americans rely on. Here’s how we did it: We asked, then they said, “No way,” and then we said, “Okay.” That’s how you win. But we didn’t stop there. We confronted them in the hallway and asked again. They said, “Not now,” and we said, “Great, so next time?” Then they said, “Sure, next time,” and started laughing a little too loudly at each other before walking away. Boo-yah. Mic drop. The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies have taken in significant airline PAC spending.
James Talarico aims to fuse faith and progressive values in his campaign for U.S. Senate — but will the Democrat’s gambling ties cast him out of the temple?
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
DAY 1The secret police appear at my door and drag me from my apartment. “What about my desert island discs?” I shout, thinking this will get a laugh. A rag soaked in ether is stuffed in my mouth, and a baton hits me in the back of the head, hard. DAY 1 (CONT.)I am forced to get on a stationary bicycle—one in a row of thousands—and pedal to generate electricity for the Loyalist States. The power plant guard does not chuckle or show any recognition when I ask, “Is it a fixed gear, at least?” He just stares for a moment and then hits me in the temple with his baton. DAY 1 (CONT. CONT.)At lunch, I try to cheer everyone up with a lighthearted discussion of ways the gruel could be improved. “Ehremgee! What if it had bacon?!” I joke. My fellow detainees stare forward into their bowls, not even meeting my eyes. The second time I say, “Oh my god, how can I make my budget work with all this avocado toast?” the mess hall guard clubs me with his baton. | ||
