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The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. World: Positive News in the Difficult Year of the Pandemic Is there any positive news in this era that was accompanied by the outbreak of a pandemic? Here are some news and texts that, as human beings, fill us with pride. Because, they allow us to move forward, breaking down the walls of ...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. As House Democrats rush to impeach Donald Trump for the second time, tortured commentary has become the norm -- and not only among political partisans. Perhaps the most unsettling was the media’s sudden fixation with the president’s access to “nuclear launch codes.” Yes, this is a political talking point meant to justify impeaching a guy even as moving vans are scheduled to arrive at the White House. But as the cable news talking heads repeat...

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World: Positive news in the difficult year of the pandemic This post is also available in: French, Portuguese, Greek Celebration when 50 countries have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, because this allows its entry into force. (Image credit: ICAN) Is there any positive news in this era that was accompanied b y the outbreak of a pandemic? Here are some news and texts that, as human beings, fill us with pride . ecause, they a...

Raise the Hammer The Year 2020 Has Been a Wakeup Call If it finally gets us to take the real crises were faced with seriously, this whole unpleasant nightmare will be worth it. Published December 31, 2020 Today we bid farewell to 2020, a year so challenging that the world is brimming over with "good riddance" vibes like never before. Unlike most, I am here to honour 2020, for what its worth. No one ever promised that every year will be easy. 2020 was a year of highly uncomfortable revelations,...

The year in policy interviews: The best of Spotlight in 2020 Over the course of the year, the New Statesmans award-winning   This year, as the Covid-19 pandemic engulfed the world, governments, business and civil society contemplated the impossible, tearing up decades of policy consensus in the process. 2020 was a year in which we learned what can be done in times of crisis, and the true scale of the challenges posed by inequality and discrimination were revealed.  Throughout the year...

But it’s also basic, meaning it’s just enough to keep you above the poverty line. Of course, if everyone gets this income, then no one should be below the poverty line. But does that mean no one will ever be poor ever again? That’s the promise. I wonder if it’ll be empty like literally every other govt promise before it. Basic economics would say that UBI will cause prices of all goods to rise, and the poverty line will go up – probably faster than the amount of the paychecks. It will...

Crypto Champions Take 2020 By Storm: The Complete List By IBT Contributor Crypto Champions Take 2020 By Storm: The Complete List Photo: Pexels If Bitcoin surpassing its all-time high while in the teeth of a global pandemic hadn’t made it clear, 2020 has been a banner year for cryptocurrency. Factor in PayPal’s entry to the industry, Nasdaq-listed MicroStrategy’s $425 million bitcoin purchase, the explosive growth of decentralized finance (defi), and an assortment of valuabl...

Ideas for a new New York kmls/Shutterstock The coronavirus revealed the cracks in New Yorks foundation. Here are the big ideas that could remake New York – and make sure this never happens again. Experts, advocates and lawmakers on the ambitious policies that could remake New York after the pandemic. SHARE: “Never let a crisis go to waste.” The maxim – of uncertain origin – is often proclaimed when discussing what the world will look like after the coronavirus pandemic. But this “...

Carbon tax is coming to kill the middle class The tax is partly about the redistribution of wealth away from the middle class. The claims of it only hitting the wealthy are absurd. There aren’t enough wealthy people to shoulder the tax burden. And the ones they do try to tax will take their wealth out of the tax collecter’s reach. The burden will fall on small businesses. Even if taxing the wealthy alone was realistic, it would only be passed down to the middle class, trickling down to the...