Big Tech markets its snake oil as progressivism
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Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield, Ohio's growth
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US judge rules $400 million algorithmic system illegally denied thousands of people’s Medicaid benefits
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A family who profited from pretending to be indigenous gets exposed in Canada
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Book review - A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein
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Slate's latest article about US Social Security benefits was full of errors, myths and lies
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Why soup kitchens serve so much venison [2012]
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Novo Nordisk suggested to senior UK government officials that they could “profile” benefit claimants – those who are most likely to return to the labour market
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Finland faces autumn of discontent with strikes and protests over government's austerity budget
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Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants
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US researchers employed by federal Housing and Urban Development agency propose study re comparative effectiveness of cash grants vs current system of vouchers for housing assistance
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UK government looks to rollback sickness benefits
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Schoolkids in eight US states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy
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How the richest country in the world has allowed its poor to remain poor
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What the data says about food stamps in the US
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Rising rents and diminishing aid fuel a sharp increase in evictions in US cities
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Once praised for its generous social safety net, Denmark now collects troves of data on welfare claimants
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The greatest tax system in the world – why can't America be as great as the Faroe Islands?
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Fast-rising electricity bills and surging food price inflation are taking their toll in Sweden – Matmissionen and the social stores offering food at rock-bottom prices
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US child poverty rate at an all-time low
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California first US state to offer free meals to all public school students
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The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren
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‘Am I even fit to be a mom?’ Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America
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Danish government has presented a proposal to get foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds to work thirty-seven hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits
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The grim secret of Nordic happiness – it's not hygge, the welfare state, or drinking. It's reasonable expectations.
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In Finland, high-quality free school meals are provided to all children between six and sixteen as a public service – students everywhere deserve the same
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Against child hostages
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Norway arrests highlight impact of pandemic on sex workers – governments should include sex workers in public health and financial support responses
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologises for 'any hurt or harm' caused by robodebt scheme
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For two years the government gave 2,000 unemployed citizens €560 a month with no strings attached – does Finland show the way to universal basic income?
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Spain set to introduce permanent basic income scheme to rebuild economy post-coronavirus
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Spain approves 462 euro monthly minimum income for the poorest
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Hundreds of thousands of Australians affected by the government’s robodebt scheme will receive notices from Centrelink about an upcoming class action under orders from the federal court
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How come Australia suddenly has billions of dollars to pay for welfare?
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The stimulus bill punishes parents behind on child support. Now is not the time
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It's been surreal to watch friends, family and the broader public thrust so suddenly into a world I have inhabited for years: figuring out how to navigate Centrelink
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New York unemployment fund nears insolvency as claims skyrocket
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Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal
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Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal
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3.3 million Americans file for unemployment claims, shattering records
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Robodebt: Confidential documents reveal size and impact of years-long debacle and that Australian government is still pursuing Australians to try and validate debts
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Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden "has advocated cutting Social Security for forty years" - Mostly false
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Fact check: Joe Biden has advocated cutting Social Security for forty years
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Joe Biden, not Bernie Sanders, is the true Scandinavian – Sanders totally misunderstands what's behind Denmark's safety net
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Germany: court rules sanctions on unemployment benefits unconstitutional
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Danish social worker accused of stealing 117 million Danish kroner of government funding for more than twenty-five years
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An algorithm was taken to court – and it lost (which is great news for the welfare state)
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Kurikka in Finland is offering free gym sessions to everyone over the age of 65
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Australian government lawyers warned the tax commissioner the controversial "robodebt" program could be illegal on the same day the Federal Government suspended the scheme
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Why is childcare so expensive?
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