One thousand inmates at a Wisconsin prison have been confined mostly to their cells for months, with little explanation Article 2340 words 41 votes
Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights ~life.women Article 850 words 71 votes
Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public-school student is going to get free lunch. education Article 392 words 71 votes
AP psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity education Article 791 words 64 votes
Abortion laws are driving academics out of some US states—and keeping others from coming education.higher work Link 29 votes
Residents of Christiania in Denmark may vote to end open cannabis trade over fears of rising gang violence Article 666 words 6 votes
Trendy neighbourhood in Copenhagen bracing for major protests over anti-ghetto law – critics say it's racist and pushing out remaining social housing housing.social Article 641 words 5 votes
An anonymous critic played cat and mouse with Beijing for twelve years. Then he got caught. Article 2055 words 12 votes
Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time this weekend for the very last time Article 230 words 11 votes
Legal expert Anna Singer is investigating whether Swedish authorities were aware of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children family Article 619 words 4 votes
‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken Article 3390 words, published Mar 24 2021 8 votes
Scotland to become first country in world to provide free period products ~life.women Article 418 words 16 votes
California first US state to offer free meals to all public school students education Article 459 words 24 votes
In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats ~life.pets Article 3921 words 7 votes
Adolescents in the US are chronically sleep-deprived, in part because most schools start too early. This summer, California will become the first state in the nation to require later start times. education Article 926 words, published Jun 8 2022 24 votes
Denmark is facing fresh claims of racism after a change to controversial legislation will allow Ukraine refugees to move into housing emptied of 'non-westerners' Article 666 words 8 votes
Six people who were part of a failed 1950s social experiment have won compensation from Denmark's government and will receive a face-to-face apology from the prime minister family Article 1243 words 5 votes
Six indigenous Greenlanders taken as children to Denmark in a failed social experiment in 1951 are demanding compensation from the Danish state family Article 41 words 8 votes
A case study in NIMBY entitlement: The former mayor of Beverly Hills is so mad about duplexes housing Article 2964 words 12 votes
An unprecedented California program is already fulfilling its promise to house the most vulnerable housing Article 4010 words 11 votes
Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California housing.affordable Article 868 words 12 votes
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language Article 358 words 13 votes
Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms work Article 499 words, published Nov 7 2017 7 votes
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to the rule that only men register for the draft ~life.men Article 471 words 17 votes
California will discourage students who are gifted at math education Article 873 words, published May 4 2021 16 votes
New Jersey police union contracts fund six-figure “sick day” payouts, $2,500 “perfect attendance” bonuses and lucrative “extra duty” assignments work Article 4285 words 5 votes
Norway approves Utøya memorial for victims of 2011 massacre, despite local concerns – memorial is expected to be ready for the tenth anniversary of the attacks on 22nd July Article 511 words 8 votes
Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal (2012) Article 4886 words, published Apr 18 2012 4 votes
Norway arrests highlight impact of pandemic on sex workers – governments should include sex workers in public health and financial support responses work Article 404 words 6 votes
Bakersfield, California just ended chronic homelessness Article 650 words, published Jan 6 2021 11 votes
According to Need is a documentary podcast in five chapters from 99% Invisible’s Katie Mingle that asks: What are we doing to get people into housing? housing Article 372 words 8 votes
Denmark's prime minister has apologised to twenty-two children who were removed from their homes in Greenland in the 1950s in a failed social experiment family Article 39 words 11 votes
BBC 100 Women 2020 – A profile of Sanna Marin, who leads Finland's all-female coalition government ~life.women Article 2028 words 7 votes
Arizona is known as the best state in the US for people with developmental challenges. But its Division of Developmental Disabilities has turned down thousands of people because of paperwork issues. Article 5566 words 7 votes
At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started Article 903 words 8 votes