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I speak, of course, of our competition agenda, which in the context of today’s convening, we can easily and correctly think of in terms as an anti-monopoly agenda. In the next few minutes, I’ll briefly clarify how we think about competition, market power, monopoly and monopsony, and then discuss our whole-of-government approach to competition.

“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.

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.

Eileen Milner, chair of Bradford Children and Families Trust, says: “The report highlights a number of areas of progress, including that families are being helped sooner in order to bring about positive changes.

Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21st century and more action is needed to ensure regular pathways for people to move safely, the head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday in New York. Above: Migrants walk through Djibouti’s desert

‘Everyone sharing one room means that if the baby doesn’t sleep, none of the other children do either.’

Farmers stand in front of a cooperative association’s offices in Hammond, Louisiana, in April 1939.

Graduate candidates studying to be mental health care professionals will be able to secure clinical hours faster with financial support under a new collaboration between a major health care company and a Denver university.

California will evaluate the outsourcing of medical and mental health care services at state prisons and hospitals with an audit request suggesting it costs the state up to three times more for contracted medical staff compared to using state employees.

Security guards face far less oversight than police and have lower licensing and training standards. There’s also growing evidence that failed cops with troubling histories of abuse — including excessive force — can easily find second careers in private security. About 30% of former police officers working as private security guards in Florida had been fired or faced complaints for serious “moral character violations” while they were officers, according to a recent academic study.

Social services specialist Azajuah Johnston stands inside the Worcester Public Library… Johnston’s job involves meeting with patrons, listening to their needs and building trust with them.

The International Criminal Court is based in The Hague, Netherlands.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is being taken to task by progressive critics after coming out Monday in opposition to a proposed global tax on billionaires at an upcoming Group of 7 nations meeting where the measure is on the agenda.

On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that focuses on whether unhoused — the term that has generally replaced “homeless” — people with no indoor shelter options can even pull a blanket around themselves outdoors without being subject to criminal punishment.

Whitted holds a doctorate in social work and she’s an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati leading the school’s Bachelor of Social Work program.

They are being attacked on social media and by e-mail, telephone, letter and in person. And their reputations are being smeared with baseless accusations of misconduct. Sometimes, this escalates to real-world confrontations and attacks. Such threats to scientists aren’t new; those researching climate change and gun control, for example, have endured abuse for decades. However, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unprecedented escalation in the intensity and frequency of attacks, and the range of targets, say researchers.

Administrators sent letters describing surveillance and the possibility of discipline for faculty members accused of participating in the recent pro-Palestinian encampment. Those letters have strengthened calls among some faculty members for a university governance structure they say would better defend academic freedom.

A whistleblower at a controversial NHS gender clinic has taken the trust to court over racial discrimination after claiming she was subjected to “aggression” from its director when quizzed repeatedly about “what she thought racism was”.

There’s a moment in Ivan Sautkin’s new documentary, A Poem for Little People, in which a humanitarian volunteer tries to reason with a group of women filling cans with the grimy water that has collected in a shell hole in their suburban street.

While there has been some recent progress for India’s LGBTQIA+ community, there is still a long way to go to overcome social stigma and prejudice, and to ensure that all people in the country feel their rights are protected, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

The EU-funded project, involving COSPE, the Women’s Center “Light Steps,” and OMSA (Open Mind Spectrum Albania), is a three-year program aimed at achieving more effective gender-sensitive policies in Albania.

Why it matters: CitySquare started as a humble food pantry over 35 years ago and grew into one of the most formidable nonprofits in Dallas. The organization branched into housing, workforce development, legal services and health care assistance.

Graffiti on the legal graffiti wall in downtown Sudbury raised the issue of the imminent closure of The Spot supervised consumption site due to a lack of funding. The site closed at the end of March due to lack of funding. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario held a press conference May 10 to highlight their concerns about drug poisonings and the closure of supervised consumption services.

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024: Discussion Draft (House Farm Bill) text released by House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson (R-PA) poses a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of the more than 41.4 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to put food on the table.

Lankum performing at Gig For Gaza at the 3Arena in Dublin last year.

An 81-year-old man who has spent the last 65 years as a patient in the Royal Scottish National Hospital in Larbert (above) is to be discharged.

Children’s rights activists, whistle blowers and a social worker who spoke anonymously with the said there was a backlog in hiring staff members and that they had to deal with between 80 to 100 cases at a time. They said there was a shortfall of over 140 social workers but the department would not confirm this.

When the UK’s foreign aid contribution was reduced in 2019 from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income, announced as a ‘temporary’ measure, experts warned of the devastating consequences of reduced spending on critical projects in vulnerable countries.

Since the UN adopted resolution 68/191 in 2013, calling for nations to take action against gender-related killing of women and girls, many high-income countries have introduced femicide laws. Above: A poignant protest against femicide in Madrid in 2015

Across Alabama’s 18 Black Belt counties, all of the remaining segregation academies ProPublica identified — about a dozen — are still vastly white, even though the region’s population is majority Black. And in the towns where these schools operate, they often persist as a dividing force. Above: Wilcox Academy in Camden, Alabama

Jacqueline Mondros, DSW is Dean and Professor Emeritus at the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare and Interim Executive Director of Social Workers for Justi

A shift in seating – and resources – for embedded crisis teams is having a profound impact on all.

Stalking cases in Ireland surged since the pandemic, a leading forensic psychologist has warned. Dr Kevin Lambe, who has carried out psychological assessments on some of the country’s violent criminals for the State, says violence in Irish society has reached a level where it should be classed as a public health emergency.

Children crying out for stability are paying the highest price for Britain’s chaotic and exploitative residential care.

While the exact number cannot be determined, several hundred thousand people were affected by compulsory social measures and forced placements in the 20th century. Many were victims of mistreatment, abuse and economic exploitation.

What makes Europe Europe: sustainable living in Helsinki, capital of the world’s perennially ‘happiest’ country (according to the United Nations)

Last summer, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville stirred controversy by insisting that white nationalists were not racists but simply loyal American citizens like any other. Above: Alabama Governor and presidential candidate George Wallace in 1972

House Republicans accuse student protesters of vicious anti-Semitism, but it is administrators who are courting violence.

Our investigation found that more than 52,000 police guns have been involved in crimes since 2006. Many of those weapons were resold by law enforcement agencies sworn to protect the public. Above: Candace Leslie holds a photo of her late son, Cameron Brown, who was shot and killed near his Indianapolis apartment in 2021. The Glock pistol recovered at the scene previously had been a duty weapon for a deputy at a California sheriff’s department.

Community members outlined a city council proposal that would require the health department to staff each of the 77 police precincts with a licensed social worker.

The Fallen: Stage show focuses on the stories from the girls who were cruelly labelled ‘The Fallen Girls’.

The practitioners are currently in the first week of a three-week strike (13 May-1 June) in their dispute with Barnet Council over staffing issues in their teams, which they say need to be addressed through a 10% market supplement on their pay.

Authorities should take steps to earlier identify high-risk families with members who have mental disabilities and assign case managers to support them, social welfare leaders in Hong Kong have said, following a spate of tragedies involving murder-suicides that one lawmaker calls the tip of the iceberg. Above: A man, 80, died in an alleged murder-suicide attempt at Shek Mun MTR station in January.

Can a single dose of ketamine prevent chronic pain and depression after mastectomy?