#economic-inequality

#economic-inequality

When Brandon Johnson is sworn in next week as Chicago's 57th mayor, he will report to a public that is thoroughly aligned on the issues that most urgently need his attention.Their to-do list, whether or not they voted for him, starts with public safety and taxes followed in short order by affordable housing, economic inequality and public education.

Name: Tips.Age: Unclear, but a tip-like custom emerged in Tudor England where wealthy guests left money for house servants after a stay.Appearance: Some coppers and a supermarket trolley token?20%?More?No one knows.Ah, the bonus course of sweaty awkwardness after coffee and before coats.I never know what to tip.

A high-profile trip by two senior UK parliamentarians to Kazakhstan to examine its human rights record has almost immediately run into trouble as they were denied access to a jailed opposition leader who is the focus of the visit.The former director of public prosecutions Ken Macdonald and the former justice secretary Robert Buckland were not permitted to meet the head of the unregistered Democratic party of Kazakhstan, Zhanbolat Mamai, or senior Kazakh diplomats.

An self-portrait of Deena Mohamed, author of the graphic novel Shubeik Lubeik a fantasy story of making wishes in modern-day Egypt.Deena Mohamed If Egyptian comics artist and writer Deena Mohamed ever encountered a genie, she knows what she'd wish for.She'd wish for everyone she loved to live to age 120.

The topic of motherhood may be universaleveryone has something to say about the experience of mothering, being mothered, or the absence thereofbut it's far from simple.For some, motherhood can be a source of joy and strength; for others, it's a reminder of pain, loss, or frustration.This spring, motherhood takes center stage in a number of new books that explore the diversity of what it means to be a mother, to do mothering work, to receive caregiving from a mother or mother figure, or, in some cases, to divest from it.

Disadvantaged seven and eight year-old pupils were nine months behind their peers in reading skills and eight months behind in maths, according to new research into how the pandemic has affected the attainment gap.The gap has widened since before the pandemic and has remained at a similar level since spring 2021, research by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) said.

By Michael Smith | Bloomberg Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel said he's reluctant to move his operations to Florida from Silicon Valley because housing prices have soared.If you buy a house in Miami today versus just three years ago, you're paying four times as much for a monthly mortgage payment, Thiel said on the podcast Honestly with Bari Weiss.