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“As the budget process progressed, updated revenue projections showed that many of the cuts weren’t needed. Both fiscally conservative and liberal good government groups and the Independent Budget Office said City Hall’s revenue projections were inaccurate. But the mayor ordered agencies to slash their budgets anyway.” — New York Times

When Harry Met Sally

Harry and Sally are neurotic New Yorkers looking for love in the Big Apple. When the former college classmates bump into each other at a bookstore, they promise to get coffee and catch up soon. But thanks to the administration’s refusal to put caps on market rent, Sally has been pushed to the outer edges of Brooklyn, while Harry lives in the deepest reaches of Queens. They never see each other again.

Long Covid Kids and Long Covid Scotland met the legal tests of having 'significant interest' in matters being investigated, but they were not granted core participant status

It’s not just the planet and not just our health – the impact of a warming climate extends deep into our cortical fissures

- by Clayton Page Aldern

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As with football or violin practice, young people could gain versatile life skills through routine contemplative training

- by Michael R Sheehy

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The honorary professor attempted to explain why the riots swept across the UK - but did so using information selectively, choosing to emphasise certain details that supported his narrative

At a first glance, DSGE models seem to imply total ignorance because representative agents (or representative groups of agents with limited heterogeneity) featuring objective utility functions populate the literature. At a second glance, however, it becomes obvious that “methodological individualism” prevails and even dominates. To understand this dominance one only has to once again note […]

Today (August 13, 2024), the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest – Wage Price Index, Australia – for the June-quarter 2024, which shows that the aggregate wage index rose by 4.1 per cent over the 12 months (down 0.1 point on the last quarter). In relation to the June-quarter CPI change (3.8 per cent),…

A day spent hunting for fungi inspired designer Bella Lalonde to create the Mushroom Punks zine in collaboration with Nautilus.

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A little fun for a Monday evening… Oh how the wingnuts hate him.

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You’ve probably heard about the nefarious plot in Georgia to challenge the election by now and I’m sure you’re familiar with Trump’s shenanigans in other states in 2020. This article in the Guardian takes a look at the current national effort led by Trump insider Cleta Mitchell. Read the whole thing, but I thought this was a worthy excerpt: Since 2020, there have been at least 20 instances in eight states of election officials refusing to certify election results. The first red flag came in 2022, when county commissioners in Otero county, New Mexico, refused to certify the results of a primary election, citing vague concerns about voting equipment. The secretary of state eventually went to court to force the commissioners to certify the election. In July of this year, two Republicans on the county commission in Washoe county, Nevada – a key county in a battleground state – refused to certify its primary vote, setting off alarms. The commissioners who refused to certify eventually reversed themselves.

Prime Minister, until Bill Shorten finds his knife collection, Anthony Albanese, has told colleagues that he’s a $1.20 chance of fixing up this gambling thing that everyone seems so bothered about. ”Albo is confident, you know the Rabbitoh’s haven’t had... Read More ›

Helen Philips, author of a new work of speculative fiction called Hum, on finding hope in the midst of dystopia.

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Former US Special Operations Soldier Greg Stoker dissects Ukraine’s largest territorial gain in years. As Kyiv attempts to disrupt Russian advances and seize a PR victory, could this offensive be the final nail in Zelensky's coffin?

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Producing approximately 23 billion pairs of shoes each year, the global footwear industry is marred by significant environmental and ethical challenges. Despite the industry's substantial output, only about 5% of shoes are recycled, leaving the majority to exacerbate landfill issues globally. Although not as prominently discussed as fast fashion garment production, the environmental footprint of footwear manufacturing is equally concerning. Production processes often involve toxic chemicals, extensive water use, and high dependency on fossil fuels. Additionally, factories are typically situated in developing countries to take advantage of cheap labour and lenient environmental regulations, contributing to a significant carbon footprint—1.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, narrowly behind the aviation industry.

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