Norway's parliament has apologised to minority groups and Indigenous people for historical injustices committed against them as part of its “Norwegianisation” policy politics Article 520 words 14 votes
Norway unveils plans to boost spending to combat antisemitism against the backdrop of rising terrorism threats linked to Jewish and Israeli targets politics Article 77 words 7 votes
German government plans to reform adoption law, allowing unmarried couples to adopt and a child to have two mothers politics Article 1300 words 31 votes
Swedish government accused of trying to ‘outlaw poverty’ over begging ban – critics say proposal may not be lawful and would not tackle root cause of vulnerability politics Article 542 words 36 votes
California just passed the Freelancer Worker Protection Act (SB 988) politics Article 730 words 17 votes
EU supreme court will hear arguments on whether Danish law limiting the concentration of ethnic minorities in certain neighbourhoods violates EU anti-discrimination law politics Article 206 words 5 votes
California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says politics Article 1956 words, published Apr 9 2024 21 votes
California is giving schools more homework: Build housing for teachers politics Article 1820 words, published Aug 13 2024 19 votes
Governor Gavin Newsom orders homeless sweeps throughout California politics Article 241 words 38 votes
Denmark's plan to eliminate parallel societies has drawn criticism as ethnic discrimination. Others in Europe may be watching. politics Article 1010 words 21 votes
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis politics Article 14 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax politics Article 295 words 23 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. politics Article 1325 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
What if US public housing were for everyone? politics Article 2145 words, published Feb 10 2024 29 votes
Fifty years since Sweden first introduced state-funded parental leave for couples to share – pioneering policy offers some surprising lessons for other countries politics Article 2564 words 19 votes
Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto politics Article 1100 words 14 votes
The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks politics Article 405 words 35 votes
‘Once we win California, the nation is next’: What a caste discrimination ban means for Americans politics Article 1335 words 19 votes
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups politics Article 33 words 12 votes
France strikes: One million protest against Macron's rise in retirement age politics Article 946 words 10 votes
California first US state to offer free meals to all public school students politics Article 459 words 24 votes
Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden "has advocated cutting Social Security for forty years" - Mostly false politics Article 1509 words 10 votes
Sanna Marin needs to act quickly to tackle one of Europe's fastest-aging populations politics Article 4 votes
New York landlords call rent control laws an 'illegal taking' in new Federal lawsuit Article 620 words 3 votes
Domestic workers have little legal protection. This bill could change that. politics Article 884 words 3 votes