Photo by Stefano Garau / Shutterstock.com Senate Republicans unveiled their new stimulus package on July 27, after more than two months of pressure from Democrats to move forward on such legislation. The $ 1 trillion set of bills collectively known as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability and Schools Act — …
Read More »GE 2020: From Jobs To CPF, Where Does Each Political Party Stand On Bread-And-Butter Issues?
Since end-June, the different political parties in Singapore have been pushing out their manifestos. If you don’t know what a manifesto is, it’s essentially a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate. In their manifestos, the parties outlined their …
Read More »GE 2020: How Alfian Sa’at Became The Epicentre Of A PAP-WP Political Spat
Singaporean playwright Alfian Saát has been accused, yet again, of being a “pro-Malaysia activist” by the People’s Action Party (PAP). On June 19, Jurong GRC MP Dr Tan Wu Meng wrote an article titled “Mr Pritam Singh supports Alfian Saát” and published it on PAP’s website and Facebook page. The …
Read More »A Survey of Essential Workers Shows a Political Divide
Helping customers from behind a plastic barrier in a convenience store in Gap Mills, W.Va., this month.Credit…Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald, via Associated Press Democrats and Republicans differ on attitudes toward coronavirus risks and in workplace behaviors meant to reduce them, according to a new survey. This partisanship has the potential to …
Read More »How ACT UP Remade Political Organizing in America
SUBMICROSCOPIC INFECTIOUS agents have a way of revealing the worst in us, and the best. That is the story of the AIDS epidemic generally, and in particular of ACT UP — the 33-year-old radical direct-action group formally and loftily called the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. For nearly a decade …
Read More »How a Pandemic Rescued the Political Image of Ireland’s Leader
LONDON — Just two months ago, Ireland’s leader, Leo Varadkar, was a spent force in Irish politics: a trailblazing prime minister whose failure to solve Ireland’s housing crisis frustrated voters and whose aloof style left them cold. In a three-way Parliamentary race in February, his party finished last. Last month, …
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