American non-compete clauses could become a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling work Video 11:43 15 votes
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis housing Article 14 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax work Article 295 words 23 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas DEI ban education.higher work Article 512 words 22 votes
US President Joe Biden just signed the largest executive order focused on women’s health ~life.women Article 959 words 23 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. housing.public Article 1325 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
Indian government to impose ban on import, sale, and cross-breeding of twenty-three ferocious dog breeds ~life.pets Article 686 words 15 votes
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time Article 892 words 13 votes
Denmark's tough laws on begging hit Roma women with few other options – the Roma minority are heavily discriminated against across Europe ~life.women Article 21 votes
Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses” ~life.women Article 455 words 12 votes
The 24-hour city: In a push to bolster nightlife, cities are changing laws to keep bars, restaurants and transit systems operating round-the-clock Article 77 words 34 votes
What if US public housing were for everyone? housing.public housing.affordable Article 2145 words, published Feb 10 2024 29 votes
DoD updates telework policy for the first time since 2012 work.remote Article 1049 words, published Feb 5 2024 17 votes
Fifty years since Sweden first introduced state-funded parental leave for couples to share – pioneering policy offers some surprising lessons for other countries family parenting Article 2564 words 19 votes
HomeVestors (the “We Buy Ugly Houses” company) overhauls policies in the wake of ProPublica investigation housing Article 944 words 19 votes
Canada announces cap on international students for next two years education.higher housing Article 762 words 29 votes
Germany ends ban on dual citizenship and reduces the number of years of residency required for naturalisation work Article 439 words 22 votes
The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks Article 405 words 35 votes
With one of the lowest rates of bullying in Europe, we speak to teachers, pupils and parents to find out how Denmark is managing to stamp out harassment in schools education parenting Article 1225 words 17 votes
Finland's government has cited security concerns for the closure of all border crossings with Russia – Russian-speaking Finns say their rights are being violated family Article 1268 words 24 votes
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children family Article 593 words 10 votes
Bosses imposed rigid policies requiring return to the office. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles. work Article 1997 words 39 votes
Residents of Luleå, Sweden welcome new campaign encouraging them to say hello to each other during dark winter months Article 955 words 12 votes
Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform education Article 1010 words 8 votes
A vast northern European project is underway to combat isolation by promoting inclusion – we take a look at the results in Norway Article 560 words 9 votes
Broken zipper? France will pay to get it fixed ~life.style Article 801 words, published Oct 2 2023 16 votes
Migrants are driving Canada's population surge despite declining birth rate: StatsCan Article 570 words 17 votes
‘Once we win California, the nation is next’: What a caste discrimination ban means for Americans housing work education Article 1335 words 19 votes
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman introduces legislation to cancel school lunch debt education Article 532 words 77 votes
Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants Article 885 words 23 votes
US offers nearly half-a-million Venezuelan migrants legal status and work permits following demands from strained cities work Article 538 words 16 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 family parenting Video 11:52 4 votes
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 housing.affordable Article 1623 words 15 votes
Bill to legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California heads to Governor Newsom's desk Article 364 words 27 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 education Article 934 words 20 votes
Sweden seeks to stem deadly rise in youth crime – illegal guns are relatively accessible, with younger and younger children being drawn into serious crime Article 1214 words 14 votes
The new (improved?) face of public housing in Maryland housing.public housing.affordable Article 4068 words 10 votes
Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights ~life.women Article 850 words 71 votes