#publicpolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicpolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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subject to the cloud act...?
seems likely
'Unnamed companies are looking at setting up six data centres in Tasmania, a document tabled by the state government in parliament reveals'
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Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
'University of Melbourne architect and the lead author of the study, said animals were seeking out buildings as substitute habitats as their natural homes and hollows disappeared'
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'mental health is the stepsister of the healthcare system. It’s not right. But because we cant see it, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. And the medical healthcare system doesn’t want to recognize and pay for mental healthcare apart from giving out drugs to make them go away'
#mentalHealth #publicPolicy #publicHealth
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-retrial
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Politics today feels less about solving public issues and more about winning battles. Deep ideological divides turn debates into hostility, eroding trust in democratic institutions and making compromise nearly impossible.
• Focus on facts, not personal attacks.
• Prioritize community progress over party loyalty.Are we using politics to build societies, or just dividing ourselves?
#Politics #Democracy #PublicPolicy #CivilDiscourse #Mastodon
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The Global Cybersecurity Alliance is calling for immediate government action in response to a surge in AI-driven cyber attacks. Read the full article for recommended policy measures, international coordination priorities, and practical steps for strengthening national defenses: https://wix.to/WYUe4We
#InfoSec
#GovTech
#PublicPolicy
#Cybersecurity
#RiskManagement
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there's such a profound discord bw how i perceived civic virtue/the public interest/duty of care/pastoral responsibility and our current social formation around technology
i realise these are all distinct but the wholesale normalisation of ai (particularly into education and public service) intersects them all and i honestly believe this unreflective adoption (clearly perceived to be an essential engine of economic growth and competitive advantage) is symptom of social disease
'New York City’s public school system plans to impose strict limits on artificial intelligence and screen time in classrooms for the upcoming school year, including a blanket ban on generative AI'
#technology #pedagogy #genAI #publicPolicy #evidenceBasedPractice
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-public-schools-to-ban-ai-for-teaching-students-below-9th-grade
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Richard Denniss
'when current Chair Danielle Wood worked at the Grattan Institute, she was concerned about fossil fuel subsidies, but since taking on a government-funded role, she has not been able to spot a single fossil fuel subsidy worth her Commission’s attention...as long as groups like the Productivity Commission remain resolute that it is only those with the least who receive too much from the government, we will never be able to restore productivity growth or the population’s faith in democracy'
#ausPol #productivityCommission #australiaInstitute #publicPolicy
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'Through five intense months of meetings, research, and outreach across the MIT community...what we learned as a group quickly convinced us that the Institute community, particularly the faculty, must tackle a set of deeper questions about the structure, meaning, and value of an MIT education in an era in which AI is one of several factors complicating the Institute’s mission'
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DATE: August 28, 2026 at 12:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: The gender gap in politics is not widening as much as you think
URL: https://www.psypost.org/the-gender-gap-in-politics-is-not-widening-as-much-as-you-think/
Despite popular narratives about a widening political divide between men and women, the gender gap on most social and cultural issues has remained relatively stable over the past two decades. A recent analysis of public opinion data reveals that while men and women often hold different views, their attitudes shift in parallel in response to current events. The research was published in Social Science Quarterly.
Researchers have tracked differences in political attitudes between men and women for over half a century. Women typically show higher support for social welfare and environmental protection, a trend often linked to socialization around caregiving and economic vulnerability. On the other hand, differences between the sexes are often smaller or less predictable on morality issues like abortion or immigration.
Some scholars suggest that younger, more egalitarian generations are driving a wedge between the sexes as they replace older generations. This type of generational change is known as a cohort effect. It happens when a specific age group develops distinct attitudes during their formative years and carries those views throughout their lives. As older generations pass away and younger ones enter the electorate, the overall public opinion shifts.
Alternatively, changes in public opinion might stem from period effects. These are widespread shifts in attitudes caused by historical events, such as a major economic recession or a global pandemic, which influence people of all ages at the same time. Political scientists April K. Clark of Northern Illinois University, Izabelle P. Chick and Juliet E. Carlisle of the University of Utah, and Eric R. A. N. Smith of the University of California, Santa Barbara, designed a study to see which of these two forces actually shapes the gender gap.
The research team analyzed data from the Gallup Poll Social Series. They looked at national surveys conducted annually between 2000 and 2024. The researchers organized responses to ten specific social and cultural issues into three distinct categories.
The first category focused on care and social protection, which included issues like hunger and homelessness, crime and violence, drug use, and healthcare access. The second category covered social stability and societal change, encompassing race relations, illegal immigration, and the quality of the environment. For these first two categories, respondents were asked to rate how much they personally worried about each problem.
The final category centered on morality and rights conflicts, specifically abortion policies, gun laws, and LGBTQ+ acceptance. For this category, respondents rated their level of satisfaction with the nation’s policies or social climate.
Using a statistical technique known as cross-classified random effects modeling, the researchers evaluated how opinions changed over time. This approach allowed them to separate the influence of a person’s birth year from the specific year they took the survey. In doing so, they could isolate whether generational replacement or time-specific events were responsible for shifts in public opinion. They also accounted for individual demographic factors like educational attainment, income, race, marital status, and political ideology.
Across nearly all the issues studied, the researchers found that period effects accounted for a large share of the variation in attitudes. When major national events occurred, the opinions of both men and women shifted in the same direction. Generational differences, or cohort effects, played a much smaller and less consistent role in changing public opinion.
Women consistently expressed higher levels of worry than men regarding care and social protection issues, such as hunger, homelessness, and healthcare. Yet, when concern spiked, as it did during the 2008 economic recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, it spiked for both sexes equally. Following these peaks, worry generally decreased for both groups. Because men and women responded to these external shocks similarly, the overall distance between their opinions barely changed.
The researchers observed similar parallel movements on issues of crime and drug use. Concern about both topics has generally declined since the early 2000s among all respondents. This downward trend aligns with documented drops in actual crime rates over the same period.
Similar patterns emerged in the other categories. Men and women showed comparable levels of concern regarding race relations and illegal immigration. Their views on these topics rose and fell together over the last two decades. The fluctuations regarding race relations likely reflect heightened public awareness in response to specific cultural moments, such as the Black Lives Matter movement. While the researchers noted a slight gap regarding the environment, with women expressing more worry, the two groups experienced parallel increases in concern in recent years.
On matters of morality and rights, satisfaction levels fluctuated in tandem for both sexes. Satisfaction with the nation’s abortion policies and gun laws has generally declined since the early 2000s for all respondents. Decreased satisfaction with gun policies in the early 2010s, for instance, aligns with the public outcry following the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. On the other hand, satisfaction with LGBTQ+ acceptance grew steadily among both men and women throughout the study period.
The findings indicate that the idea of a growing culture war strictly divided by gender might be inaccurate. Instead of drifting apart into separate ideological camps, men and women appear to process and react to national events in similar ways. Broad social, economic, and political developments shape public opinion much more than any gender-specific divergence.
The study has certain boundaries. The data analysis begins in 2000, meaning it does not capture earlier decades when foundational shifts in gender roles and partisan alignments first occurred. Because the observed opinion shifts are primarily driven by current events rather than permanent generational changes, today’s trends might not predict future public opinion. An economic downturn, a major court decision, or a large policy shift could alter the current trajectory of these attitudes.
Future studies might expand the timeline to include earlier decades and incorporate more specific data on how factors like race, class, and geography interact with gender. Examining differences among women or among men, such as comparing married and unmarried individuals, could provide a more detailed picture of how political attitudes form in the United States.
The study, “Generational Shifts and Gendered Divides: Exploring Attitudes on Social, Cultural, and Political Issues in the United States,” was authored by April K. Clark, Izabelle P. Chick, Juliet E. Carlisle, and Eric R. A. N. Smith.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/the-gender-gap-in-politics-is-not-widening-as-much-as-you-think/
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #GenderGap #PublicOpinion #GenerationalShift #CohortEffect #PeriodEffect #PublicPolicy #CareAndSocialProtection #MoralityAndRights #EnvironmentalConcern #PoliticalAttitudes
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South Korea selected three major telecom and tech companies to deliver free, unlimited AI services to all citizens starting 2026. The catch: the government hasn't disclosed total costs or confirmed the infrastructure can actually handle unlimited use at scale. https://www.implicator.ai/south-korea-free-ai-access/ #AI #PublicPolicy #SouthKorea
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'housing as a fundamental human right rather than a reward. Temporary accommodation is seen not as a solution, but something to be avoided. All support is centred on ensuring that people have permanent homes...In the long run, advocates say, it is cheaper for the state for people to be permanently housed, taking pressure off other public services'
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More about the glyphosate controversy:
"Earlier this year, our Mother Jones investigation found that record amounts of glyphosate—the key ingredient in the herbicide Roundup—have been sprayed in California’s forests in recent years. It also exposed how key scientific studies that the Forest Service and others relied upon to say glyphosate was safe were ghost written by manufacturer Monsanto."
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Homeless encampments are being discussed at government meetings in Kalamazoo, Jackson, Ypslianti, elsewhere.
I interviewed people forced to leave in Kzoo last week. Many said they had nowhere to go.
#Homelessness #HousingCrisis #CommunityVoices #PublicPolicy #CommunityNews #LocalNews #Journalism -
'It is quite wrong to say Australia and the US have an alignment of interests in the Indo-Pacific. Our economic interests are entirely different. In terms of strategic interests, as Varghese says, US primacy in the Indo-Pacific is not a core national interest for Australia'
#aukus #ausPol #publicPolicy #rarotongaTreaty
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/defence/2026/08/15/us-leases-open-aukus-escape-hatch
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How has time spent alone changed by age over the last decade, and what does it mean for wellbeing?
Parth Pandya explores this question in a new #ResolutionFoundation spotlight, in collaborative work with the #ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=816
#YoungAdults #Loneliness #SocialChange #Demography #Population #SocialScience #Generations #Ageing #WFH #Society #PopulationChange #WorkingFromHome #PublicPolicy #LabourMarket #Wellbeing #TimeUse
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Canadian governments are taking different paths back to the office
#Canada #ReturnToOffice #RemoteWork #HybridWork #Government #PublicService #PublicServants #WorkFromHome #Politics #PublicPolicy #Labour #Employment #GovernmentPolicy #PublicTransit #Equity #Economy
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'Anthropic is rushing to secure local data centre capacity ahead of its $1 trillion-plus sharemarket listing, telling developers it will buy any available capacity that can be delivered by mid-next year as it aims to make Australia its second home for training its AI models'
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A security technologist and a data scientist making the case for nationalising AI, an outcome that might save the economy when the bubble pops but that seems premised on these investments credibly delivering proportionate revenue in light of ongoing borrowing to build out private infrastructure on a business model nobody believes is more than a fantasy
'some observers have proposed that the federal government seize a share of these companies’ stock to create a US sovereign wealth fund, or redistribute their revenues to produce a dividend for taxpayers'
#genAI #technology #siliconValley #publicPolicy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/openai-anthropic-ai-models
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RE: https://scholar.social/@Aepasek/117084434212043726
'As a climate and media researcher, I’ve been following this story for a decade, but it’s recently come to a boil. Across the country, mass grassroots opposition to these developments is surging. Hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of Vancouver this summer, decrying plans for a publicly subsidized cluster of Telus data centres'
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RE: https://aus.social/@luciedigitalni/117084805852015388
'It’s a very ill-advised move...It’s virtually unenforceable … and it’s literally throwing fuel on to the News Corp fire. They will bank that and they will move straight on to the next demand which will be a curtailing if not the abolition of the ABC'
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This is a column for everyone in the path of Hurricane Katrina who ever said, “I’m sorry, I’m just not interested in politics,” or, “There’s nothing I can do about it,” or, “Eh, they’re all crooks anyway.”
Look around you this morning. I suppose the NRA would argue, “Government policies don’t kill people, hurricanes kill people.” Actually, hurricanes plus government policies kill people. […] This, my friends, is why we need to pay attention to government policies, not political personalities, and to know whereon we vote. It is about our lives.Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (2005-09-09), “Katrina and You,” Texas ObserverMore about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/16624/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #katrina #disaster #disengagement #government #misgovernment #payattention #policy #political #politics #publicpolicy #voting
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'AMCs can send a strong and immediate signal that there is a market for a product, and do so without picking winning technologies at the start. They might help us solve many other important problems. And yet there have only been a handful to date'
#economics #marketIncentives #publicPolicy #healthPolicy #vaccines
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-start-an-advance-market-commitment/
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RE: https://aus.social/@luciedigitalni/117080264218801777
'Fitzgerald is now calling on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to publish an official homeowners-to-population ratio from person-level census data for Australia...the national census records dwelling tenure and, separately, each person's relationship to the household reference person, so both variables exist for every census'
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'On August 23, 1971, Lewis F. Powell Jr., a corporate lawyer from Richmond, Virginia, penned what would become one of the most influential political documents of the 20th century...Powell's confidential memo was titled "Attack on American Free Enterprise System". Just two months later, President Nixon nominated Powell to the Supreme Court'
#usPol #publicPolicy #strategy
https://legalbeaglejackharding.substack.com/p/from-the-powell-memo-to-project-2025
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'Replacing and diminishing trusted mediating institutions with advertising-surveillance platforms has been extraordinarily lucrative to Silicon Valley executives and investors...Now that tech giants *are* the institutions—and effectively in charge of U.S. industrial policy—they are getting a first-hand lesson in how corrosive to long-term planning institutional mistrust can be'
#dataCentre #genAI #technology #polycrisis #publicPolicy
https://www.patreon.com/MaxRead/posts/data-center-as-165864229
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'For years, more factories, more brands and more models looked like evidence of strength. In 2026, they look like excess capacity with a charging port'
#economics #market #ev #china #competition #publicPolicy
https://startupfortune.com/china-just-told-its-ev-industry-the-subsidies-are-over/
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AZ Mirror: Republicans cut healthcare spending. Now Arizonans are paying the price.
After three decades practicing in Arizona, I’ve never seen patients this afraid to seek care
#healthcare #publichealth #publicpolicy #insurance #economy #uspol
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RE: https://aus.social/@oscarjiminy/116966632849982993
My local library in Port Philip's always been a real pride of the community. Was designed by a bit of a rockstar architect and it's a kind of keystone community structure in the way that all libraries are but the design really embeds that dynamic in stone and glass.
This place was always, in my memory, really busy. Folks walking the shelves, sitting reading, standing reading, studying etc etc, all the things folks do in libraries.
Lately, someone decided to redesign the layout and part of that redesign was to allocate restricted areas. There is now (I would estimate) about 50% of the seating restricted and if you sit there unknowingly (signage is really minimal) you will be asked to move within about ten minutes of having sat down.
I may be cynical (it's been said before) but it strikes me as pandering to rate payers in an area with a population lousy with renters, though with the massive density developments happening here over the past 20 years I guess we're becoming a minority.
The point is (for me) that libraries can't afford to be alienating their demographic and I can say anecdotally that ever since the layout adjustments the traffic in this library has fallen off a cliff
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U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Decisions – What They Mean for You
The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up another historic term, issuing several decisions that could affect millions of Americans. From digital privacy and voting rules to presidential authority and gun rights, the Court’s rulings have implications that reach far beyond Washington, D.C.
Whether you live in Raleigh, North Carolina, or anywhere else in the country, here’s a straightforward look at some of the Court’s most significant recent decisions and how they may impact your daily life.
Digital Privacy: Geofence Warrants Face New Constitutional Limits
One of the term’s biggest technology and privacy decisions involved geofence warrants—court orders that require companies like Google to provide location information for devices near a crime scene.
The Supreme Court ruled that accessing this type of location history is considered a search under the Fourth Amendment and must receive constitutional protections. The case was returned to lower courts for additional review rather than creating a blanket rule for every geofence warrant. (Reuters)
What This Means for You
- Stronger recognition of digital privacy rights.
- Law enforcement may face stricter legal standards before obtaining broad location data.
- Smartphone users could receive greater constitutional protection over their location history.
Presidential Power Over Federal Agencies
In another closely watched case, the Court expanded presidential authority by allowing the President greater power to remove members of certain independent federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The ruling overturned a major precedent that had been in place since 1935. (Reuters)
What This Means for You
Potential long-term effects could include:
- Changes in how independent federal agencies operate.
- Different approaches to consumer protection and business regulation depending on the administration in power.
- Increased presidential influence over parts of the federal government.
Mail-In Ballots
The Supreme Court upheld laws allowing states to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they were postmarked on or before Election Day. The decision affects voting procedures in multiple states that already use similar rules. (The Guardian)
What This Means for You
- Voters in states with these laws may continue to have mailed ballots counted if they meet state deadlines.
- Election officials will continue following their state’s existing ballot-counting rules unless state legislatures change them.
Gun Rights Continue to Expand
The Court issued decisions that broaden protections under the Second Amendment, including striking down certain restrictions on carrying firearms on private property open to the public and limiting enforcement of one federal firearm prohibition. The rulings also signal that the Court may hear additional firearm-related cases in future terms. (Reuters)
What This Means for You
- Some state and local firearm restrictions may face additional legal challenges.
- Future Supreme Court decisions could further shape gun laws nationwide.
- State firearm regulations may continue evolving through litigation.
Why These Decisions Matter
Supreme Court decisions often become the law of the land, influencing:
- Personal privacy
- Voting and elections
- Consumer protections
- Government authority
- Criminal investigations
- Constitutional rights
Many of these rulings will continue to be interpreted by lower courts, meaning their full impact may not be known for months or even years.
How Could North Carolina Residents Be Affected?
For people across Raleigh and North Carolina, these decisions may influence:
- Privacy protections involving smartphones and digital technology.
- Future election procedures and voting policies.
- Consumer protections enforced by federal agencies.
- Firearm regulations challenged in federal courts.
- Future legal cases involving constitutional rights.
While some rulings take effect immediately, others simply establish legal standards that lower courts and lawmakers will apply over time.
Staying Informed
Supreme Court decisions often shape American life in ways that aren’t immediately obvious. From the apps you use on your phone to how elections are conducted and how federal agencies operate, the Court’s opinions can have lasting consequences for individuals, businesses, and local communities.
DoRaleigh.com will continue covering major legal, government, and public policy developments that matter to residents throughout Raleigh, Wake County, and the Triangle, helping explain what national decisions mean at the local level.
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#CivicEducation #ConstitutionalLaw #DigitalPrivacy #DoRaleigh #GeofenceWarrants #GovernmentNews #MailInBallots #News #NorthCarolinaNews #PresidentialPowers #PublicPolicy #RaleighNews #SecondAmendment #SupremeCourt2026 #SupremeCourtDecisions #USNews #USSupremeCourt #VotingRights -
This new book explains why your elderly parents’ retirement home, the nursery where you drop your children, or the company that pipes water into your kitchen is taken over by an increasingly intricate and deregulated industry.
If a private equity fund is "buying something using a lot a debt, [then] all of that debt is loaded onto the company that the private equity fund has acquired."
"Private equity has moved into care homes, housing, water, nurseries and other essential services."
"We have the power for it to be done otherwise."Hettie O’Brien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJKiVQZaks via @oscarjiminy
#mortality #publicHealth #housing #publicServices #retirement #careHomes #hospital #expansion #development #LBO #privateFinance #finance #privateFinance #privateEquity #capitalism #publicPolicy #assets #England #Wales #Scotland #privateSector #UK #Britain #Blackstone #property #realEstate #buildToRent #Macquarie #childCare #careIndustry #taxBreaks #pensions #extraction
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N.L. has a housing crisis. Does its government have a plan?
#NL #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Canada #HousingCrisis #HousingAffordability #RentControl #PublicPolicy #Politics #AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy #CostOfLiving #Housing #UrbanHousing #Development
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School Kits, Big Impact: Inside El Salvador’s Quiet Education Push
Not just items—this is access, dignity, and a fair chance.Dear Cherubs, there’s something oddly powerful about a cardboard box that doesn’t contain chaos, delivery delays, or “please assemble yourself” furniture instructions. In El Salvador, it contains something far rarer: opportunity, neatly folded and mildly creased.
Across the country, thousands of children have been receiving full school kits—uniforms, shoes, books, stationery, backpacks, and in some cases digital devices—aimed at reducing the everyday friction that keeps education just out of reach. According to UNICEF, such school supply initiatives are widely used in developing education systems to improve attendance and reduce dropout rates, especially among lower-income families.
THE BOX THAT CHANGED THE MORNING ROUTINE
On paper, it sounds simple: give kids the tools they need for school. In practice, it’s a quiet reshaping of daily life. No scrambling for notebooks. No “borrow a pen again?” conversations. Just a child getting ready for school without the background noise of scarcity.
The initiative has been associated with government-led education support programs in El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele’s administration, which has prioritised visible social interventions alongside broader security reforms. As noted by thisclaimer.com in its coverage of public welfare initiatives, such programs often carry a dual effect: practical support for families and a strong symbolic message about inclusion.
One widely shared moment showed a young girl opening her kit and reacting with visible excitement. Not because it was luxurious, but because it was enough. And sometimes, enough is revolutionary in its own quiet, inconvenient way.
DIGNITY, BUT MAKE IT PRACTICAL
Here’s the uncomfortable part: school supplies shouldn’t feel like a headline. They should feel like background noise. Yet in many regions, they still function as a financial barrier disguised as a shopping list.
Critics of large-scale distribution programs often point out logistical challenges and long-term sustainability questions. Fair. But supporters argue that immediate access matters more than theoretical perfection when children are currently sitting in classrooms without basic tools.
And there’s a dry irony here: we live in a world where high-tech solutions for education are debated in conference rooms, while the simplest fix—actually giving kids what they need to learn—still qualifies as a policy achievement.
The emotional centre of this story isn’t political branding or viral clips. It’s a child seeing possibility packaged in a backpack and not having to translate it into something else to understand it.
Whether one views these initiatives as transformative policy or practical optics, the result on the ground is hard to ignore: fewer barriers between a child and a classroom.
And maybe that’s the real headline nobody prints loudly enough: sometimes progress doesn’t arrive as disruption. Sometimes it just arrives on time.
Sources list:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #art #books #childWelfare #education #elSalvador #globalEducation #nayibBukele #news #povertyReduction #publicPolicy #schoolKits #SocialImpact #unicef #viral #writing
UNICEF — https://www.unicef.org/
World Bank Education Overview — https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education
Government of El Salvador — https://www.presidencia.gob.sv/
BBC News Education Coverage — https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cp7r8vgl2lgt -
School boards and universities will both be affected by Ontario’s Bill 101 sweeping changes
#Ontario #Canada #Bill101 #Education #Politics #PublicPolicy #Universities #Schools #Students #Teachers #AcademicFreedom #PolicyReform #HigherEducation #StudentData
https://the-14.com/school-boards-and-universities-will-both-be-affected-by-ontarios-bill-101-sweeping-changes/ -
TVs get cheaper every year. So does fast fashion. But rent, healthcare, and college tuition keep climbing. Baumol explained this in 1966. We're still living it. by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
https://onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#Economics #CostOfLiving #Inequality #LaborEconomics #PublicPolicy
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HYBRIDMIND42 | APRIL 2026
Paper 6 — The Systemic Floor and Integrated Persistence
Evaluating Stability Across Measurement, Time, Signal, Intervention, and Access
#HybridMind42 #PublicPolicy #SystemsThinking #UKPolicy #SocialSystems #EconomicPolicy #Wellbeing #Accessibility #PolicyDesign #Inequality #ComplexSystems
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Upcoming #lecture talk at #UVIC.
From #Forests Frayed to Forests Renewed.
April 16, 2026.Join us April 16, 2026 at the University of Victoria for a thought-provoking talk with keynote speaker Ben Parfitt as he explores, Forests Frayed to Forests Renewed: The Case for Rezoning BC’s Public Lands.
Ben has covered #forestry and natural resource issues in #BritishColumbia since the 1980s both as a journalist and in his previous role as senior public policy analyst with the now-closed Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office. He is currently a reporter with The Tyee where he covers the forestry and oil and gas industries, among others, and their impacts on critical natural resources like water.
In his talk, Ben will explain the consequences of today’s outdated land use policies and outline how rezoning BC’s public lands can set us on a more desirable course by conserving at-risk primary forests, restore lands scarred by industrialization and support jobs in a refocused, value-oriented forest industry.
Whether you’re an activist, policy maker or someone passionate about environmental preservation this is a talk you won’t want to miss.
University of Victoria – [Lecture Theatre HSD A240]
Tickets: $20
https://bcpolicy.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F35215#BCpoli #CDNpoli #PublicPolicy #BCForestryReform #StopEcocide #NaturalResources #Degrowth #CarbonFootprint #FossilFuels #environmental #climate #PolicyChange #PolicyReform #WeCantDrinkOil #WeCantBreatheGas #StopDeforestation #WeCantEatDeadForests #YYJ #VictoriaBC
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What does it really mean to build a career in #SocialJustice?
From #MacroSocialWork and #CommunityOrganizing to #PublicPolicy and #LegalAdvocacy, there’s no single road to systemic change. Each path offers unique trade-offs in impact, access, and sustainability.
My latest article breaks down the four most effective professional routes to drive justice at scale, and helps you find the one that aligns with your values.
https://themacrolens.com/2025/10/22/career-in-social-justice/
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Seems to me it’s a simple concept — the concentration of wealth is a Bad Idea. Since capital tends to concentrate, it is one of the functions of government to oppose this tendency. That’s why we used to have antimonopoly laws and the like.
When you see government encouraging the concentration of wealth, check your wallet.Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1991-02), “Season of Drear,” The ProgressiveMore info about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/78877/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #antimonopoly #capital #capitalism #concentrationofwealth #economicinjustice #government #kleptocracy #monopoly #plutocracy #publicpolicy #riches #wealth
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Ken Paxton’s push for consolidation of state authority in Texas raises important questions. GOP lawmakers are advancing a "Death Star" law that limits local governments from enacting progressive policies, affecting diverse areas from urban planning to poverty alleviation programs. Critics like Steven Pedigo warn it undermines local governance and effective solutions to urban issues. Explore the impact of these legislative shifts in detail. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/texas-legislature-republicans-progressive-policies-cities/ #TexasLegislation #LocalGovernance #ProgressivePolicies #KenPaxton #GOP #UrbanPolicy #PublicPolicy #BikeLanes #GuaranteedIncome #LegislativeOverreach
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Homelessness in the U.S. has reached record highs, fueled by affordable housing "shortages" and economic inequality. What policy reforms are needed to tackle these issues to provide stable housing for all?
https://buff.ly/4h4UdUQ#HomelessnessCrisis #AffordableHousing #EconomicInequality #PolicyReform #SocialJustice #EndHomelessness #HousingForAll #PovertyAwareness #HumanRights #CommunitySupport #SystemicChange #UrbanChallenges #EconomicDisparity #PublicPolicy #SocialIssues #HousingCrisis
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The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview And Implications
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-national-seismic-hazard-model-whats-shaking <-- USGS technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231215428 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthquake #seismichazard #risk #hazard #shakemap #cost #economics #geology #engineeringgeology #hazardmodel #model #modeling #seismicity #faultruptures #groundmotions #probabilistic #probability #geostatistics #engineering #planning #management #mitigation #NSHM #forecast #infrastructure #publicsafety #hazardassessment #fault #faulting #structuralgeology #intensity #mercalli #buildingcode #design #publicpolicy #shakemap #engineeringrisk #future
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Behavioral #PublicChoice and #Policing in America
A new paper in Behavioural Public Policy by #Mercatus’s Liya Palagashvili & #NYU’s Nathan P. Goodman
https://bit.ly/3yE3xe9
#econ #law #police #publicpolicy #polycentricity