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Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...changes in payouts to shareholders. Average dividends per dollar of assets were lower in 2015 than in 1975, in spite of the fact that dividends have increased by a factor of three since 2000. Share repurchases are much higher now than either twenty or forty years ago. Since the late 1990s, public corporations paid out more in repurchases than in dividends. Because of this...
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Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...change, two things in fact emerged - a deepening of uncertainty in Zimbabwe and the never-ending ambition of Mugabe to continue his presidency. But then again, a day is a long time in politics. November 21st came, and as his own ZANU PF and the opposition were in the process of impeaching him, the tenacious leader resigned, and a new era was ushered in. The power...
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Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?
Money & Business

Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?

...change. Last year in Europe, the European Parliament voted down a proposed “robot tax,” citing concerns over stifling innovation. Around the same time, South Korea announced what was cited as the world’s first “robot tax”, by limiting tax incentives for businesses investing in automation. Discussions about automation tax policy and legislative solutions are in...
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Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood
Society, Politics & Law

Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood

...changed the name of “immigration detention centres” to “removal centres” in 2002 – suggesting detainees have imminent departures – the 222 befriended women in 2016-17 were detained for an average of 95 days. Contrary to its revised name, in 2016, 79% of the people held in Yarl’s Wood were released, not removed. Anyone subject to immigration control can be...
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No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals
Health, Sports & Psychology

No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals

...changing forms of “sexpertise” and how they influence ideas and practises around sex. In addition to sex manuals, we studied blogs, magazines, reality TV shows such as Sex Box (which actually gets people to have sex in a box), newspaper problem pages, websites, apps, and more. We emphasise throughout our book that it’s rarely a matter of any sex advice being all...
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Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)
Society, Politics & Law

Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)

...change in the way economies make money, and economists understand it, writes Alan Shipman. ...[Original Kitchener World War I Recruitment poster] Offering the government a bracelet for to re-fashion into a bullet wasn’t an unusual gesture in 1915. If Britons weren’t putting their lives in the line, many felt compelled to make financial sacrifices to help pay for the...
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Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people

...change to the overall figure, but in recent times BAME children have accounted for between 40%-50% of all children in prison. It is also important to highlight that significant numbers of children in custody have drug problems, learning difficulties, mental health problems and have witnessed or experienced physical or sexual violence. 45% of children in prison in 2018...
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Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...Changing such stories takes time and so, perhaps, it would be too much to expect the current UK government, brought up on and taught the existing economic tale, to make this move now. The alternatives are thought about and in cases being actioned elsewhere include planetary boundaries, degrowth, steady state economy, circular economy, doughnut economics (as demonstrated...
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