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“The Irish legal system allowed companies to pay their taxes overseas if their central decisions were made abroad. All the company had to do was funnel profits from the tax-compliant Irish business to the one registered overseas — usually in a state where corporate tax rates were close to zero. This so-called “Double Irish” maneuver was one of the world’s most successful tax avoidance schemes, sheltering up to a trillion dollars for major US TNCs.”
Third Side chairman and social welfare constituency lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen has apologized for not responding to the recent controversial revamp of the Social Workers Registration Board and stressed he would support any proposals that help with the professional development of the sector.
Located off New York’s Long Island, Fire Island has been an LGBTQ refuge since the 1950s. Truman Capote, W.H. Auden and Tennessee Williams spent time there. Above: Men relax with drinks on Fire Island, in 1963.
“Woman loves sex and loves children.” These six words, written in 1927 in The Right to Be Happy, sum up the passions that drove the life and politics of Dora Russell (1894–1986), British feminist, sex radical, progressive educator, peace activist, and second wife of the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell.
Beginning in February, Senator Bernie Sanders has been leading the call to reinstate the World War II–era Truman Committee to investigate war profiteering and put an end to “corporate welfare.” A bipartisan congressional committee could, according to Sanders, “rein in defense contractors, closely oversee military contracts, and take back excessive payments.”
“It’s an amazing opportunity to really expand and better support behavioral health and addiction services across the state,” said Lisa Hawash, the MSW program director. Hawash explained each eligible student will receive up to $15,000 to cover tuition and a $3,000 stipend per academic year, which she said is a huge deal as many students in the program arrive with massive undergrad debt.
A ruling in a case now under consideration by the U.S Supreme Court must show that those with no home to call their own must be met with compassion, not the cruelty of punishment.