Society & Politics

Employers looking for ways to support their workers seeking abortions in states where it’s now illegal or soon will be don’t have it easy.This post was originally published on this site

Over the past century, unions have successfully campaigned for a minimum wage, holiday and sickness pay, equal opportunity rights, maternity and paternity rights and a two-day weekend for British workers, among other benefits.This post was […]

A Northeastern expert believes that a three-month gas tax break, suggested by President Joe Biden, is a bad policy proposal amid an existential environmental crisis.This post was originally published on this site

Climate policy is currently in the balance, as was evident this month in Bonn at the first round of UN negotiations since the start of the Ukraine war. On the one hand, governments must become […]

In Europe, far-right parties have emerged as the most vocal defenders of restricting welfare benefits to citizens only.This post was originally published on this site

Lawmakers in Congress are poised to pass the first gun control legislation in three decades. Among the elements in that legislation is support for states to pass what are called “red flag laws.”This post was […]

The premise is simple, and it seems like common sense: If Republicans and Democrats could come together for good faith dialogue, the conversations would reduce tensions and ease the corrosive polarization that threatens U.S. democracy.This […]

A state’s risk of a coup is negatively associated with its army’s degree of mechanization, understood as the extent to which militaries depend on tanks and armored vehicles in relation to personnel.This post was originally […]

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have influenced governments’ narratives around sustainability, but have not led to substantial changes in legislative action and resource allocation decisions, according to a paper published in Nature Sustainability. […]