What a 'no deal' Brexit would mean for healthcare of British pensioners in Spain
Mar 20, 2017 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
One thing that matters enormously to UK voters is the NHS. A battle bus emblazoned with a claim that the NHS would receive 350m a week if the UK left the European Union was crucial to the victory of the Leave vote in the...
Boards must do more to stamp out wrongdoing that damages trust in charities
Mar 20, 2017 02:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
When you put $20 in the charity collectors can at the traffic lights, you trust that it goes to the people the charity was set up to help. But how do you know if this is actually the case? The vast majority of donations...
Government cracks down on secret company payments to unions
Mar 20, 2017 01:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The government has announced legislation to ban secret payments between employers and unions, with companies facing criminal penalties of up to A$4.5 million for breaches when the payment could have a corrupting...
Could Roe v. Wade be overturned?
Mar 20, 2017 01:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
If you care about the future of abortion rights, now is a good time to worry. A sweeping Supreme Court victory for pro-choice advocates last summer was quickly overrun by worries brought on by the election of Donald...
Street harassment is a public health problem: The case of Mexico City
Mar 20, 2017 01:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
I actually dont remember when I was first harassed on the street, but I do remember when I first experienced it as an abusive act: I was an adolescent traveling with my mom in a crowded underground wagon, where men could...
Mar 20, 2017 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
The claim by Sally McManus, the new head of the ACTU, that when the law is unjust, I dont think there is a problem in breaking it, returns us to a deep question in political philosophy: Why should I obey the law and the...
EU court allows companies to ban headscarves. What will be the impact on Muslim women?
Mar 18, 2017 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that interprets EU law issued a landmark judgment on March 14 that upheld the right of private companies in EU member countries to enact policies barring employees from...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects