Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform ~life education Article 1010 words 8 votes
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids ~tech Article 2559 words 11 votes
Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store ~food Article 1049 words 31 votes
A vast northern European project is underway to combat isolation by promoting inclusion – we take a look at the results in Norway ~life Article 560 words 9 votes
A handful of influencers are trying to turn the tide on toxic masculinity. But can they get anyone to listen? ~life.men Article 4538 words 36 votes
Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway ~life relationships family Article 376 words 26 votes
Dozens of Greenlandic women who say they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge are planning to sue the Danish state ~health healthcare Article 447 words 26 votes
Under new policy, Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates ~lgbt Article 44 votes
Inside Tiktok's real-life frenzies - from riots to false murder accusations ~tech social media Article 2001 words 8 votes
Italian senate about to vote on a law that upgrades surrogacy to 'universal crime' would lead to prosecution of foreign acts within Italy ~lgbt Article 1804 words 9 votes
Is Finland the best place in the world to be a parent – Alexandra Topping travels to Helsinki to find out why the UK pre-school system lags so far behind ~life family parenting Video 11:52 4 votes
NFL lawsuit bombshell: 'If the Black players don’t like it here, they should go back to Africa and see how bad it is' ~sports.american_football Article 545 words 22 votes
Danish government has apologized to thousands of people with disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities ~health Article 504 words 7 votes
Swedish schools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons ~life education Article 934 words 20 votes
Opinion: The Kids Online Safety Act would harm US LGBTQ+ youth, restrict access to information and community ~lgbt Article 541 words, published Jul 27 2023 38 votes
Senator admits "Kids Online Safety Act" will target trans content online ~lgbt transgender Article 597 words 28 votes
Black Twitter abandons Musk's X. The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a ‘digital diaspora’ in search of a new home. ~tech social media Article 1959 words, published Aug 6 2023 66 votes
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with five consciousness-raising albums ~music hip hop Article 1062 words, published Aug 15 2023 20 votes
Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights ~life.women Article 850 words 71 votes
Norway's ongoing journey to optimize breastfeeding support – rates of breastfeeding in the WHO European Region are the lowest in the world ~health Article 1075 words 10 votes
Like many men, I had few close friends. So I began a friendship quest. ~life.men Article 1865 words 72 votes
Cleveland: New city policy would eliminate mandatory parking near transit corridors ~design urban planning Article 302 words 12 votes
Parrots taught to video call each other become less lonely, finds research ~science biology Article 463 words 10 votes
What is reality? Lisa Feldman Barrett, a neuroscientist explains. ~science psychology Video 6:35 5 votes
South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps ‘Korean age’ ~life Article published Jun 28 2023 44 votes
The network of collaboration among rappers and its community structure ~science mathematics Article published Nov 2 2005 9 votes
Finland wants to reverse downward trends in PISA school aptitude tests, and promote a focused learning environment, with new laws around mobile phone use ~life education Article 345 words 11 votes
Finland games industry disappointed by new immigration reforms – 30% of the industry is made up of gaming professionals that have immigrated to the country ~games Article 213 words 10 votes
Euronews travelled to Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg, to learn more about another type of economy, one that puts people first: the social economy ~life work Article 894 words 11 votes
Watered-down LGBTQ ‘understanding’ bill shows how far Japan’s parliament is out of step with its society – and history ~lgbt history Article 1180 words 20 votes
Everyone in the world has twenty-four hours, but how do they spend their time? This is what the average human day looks like. ~life work Article 1212 words 14 votes
Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976 – between 20,000 and 33,000 Swedes were forced to be sterilised ~humanities.history Article 1004 words 12 votes
Brazil sends thousands of Venezuelan migrants to country's rich southern states ~news venezuela politics Article 1282 words, published May 16 2023 7 votes
Taiwan grants right of adoption to same-sex couples in latest move toward full equality ~lgbt Article 423 words 19 votes
How Urban Company built an empire of female Indian gig workers ~life.women Article 4608 words 4 votes
US lawmakers are being silenced for speaking out against anti-trans bills ~lgbt transgender Article 1368 words 10 votes
A peer reviewed paper on walkable neighbourhoods finds that walkability improves residents' happiness ~design urban planning Article 6560 words 9 votes
Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women – The Old Lady Patrol's protest against the country's pension system enters its tenth year ~life.women Article 758 words 5 votes
Artificial intelligence in communication impacts language and social relationships ~science Article 5377 words 2 votes
Once praised for its generous social safety net, Denmark now collects troves of data on welfare claimants ~tech Article 2339 words, published Mar 7 2023 10 votes
How to offer help when you don’t know what to say ~life relationships Article 1491 words, published Feb 9 2023 7 votes