Month: May 2016
Osborne ‘Pinocchio’ over Brexit house price fall: IDS – BBC News
“If we leave the European Union, there will be an immediate economic shock that will hit financial markets. People will not know what the future looks like,” Mr Osborne said. Labour attacks ‘skyrocketing’ rent rises The UK’s EU vote: All you need to know G7 finance ministers also think a UK exit would cause a […]
Uber, Lyft and others must have rules or workers will lose out | Elizabeth Warren
While technology has undoubtedly improved our lives, history shows we need rules and regulations to ensure workers can share in the gig economys wealth Across the country, new companies are using the internet to transform the way Americans work, shop, socialize, vacation, look for love, talk to the doctor, get around, and track down a […]
Will ‘Trumpism’ replace conservatism?
Trump has already inspired a handful of Republicans facing primaries, and his campaign may have a generational impact on the party and its ideology What has Donald Trump done to the Republican party? The New York real estate developer has only been his party’s presumptive nominee for two weeks but his role as the GOP […]
How One Woman Is Helping Black Kids See Themselves In Books
It seems like Tamara McNeil is on an impossible mission whenever she searches for books about black characters for her son, MJ, who recently turned one. Visiting various bookstores and libraries to find books with main characters resembling her son became frustrating, McNeil told The Huffington Post. That’s when she realized if she was having […]
Brexit would threaten world-class British research, major report warns
Report reveals how critical fields of research, and particular regions of the country, would fare should EU funding dry up Great swaths of research under way in universities and businesses across the UK will come under threat should Britain leave the EU, according to a major report into the nations finances. Crucial work on cancer, […]