Tag: punishment
Former Equifax executive charged with insider trading
Jun Ying reaped proceeds of nearly $1 million.
Punishment is Violent and Counterproductive
Punishment can sometimes appear to get you the outcome you want in the short term. The cost is that it always moves you further away from any desirable outcome in the long run.
Saudi Government Imposes Sentence of 1,000 Lashes Against Activist Blogger
The Saudi Arabian government has issued a series of 1,000 public lashings and 10 years in prison to an activist blogger Raif Badawi for insulting Islam. U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki requested an end to this punishment, but it does not look like Saudi authorities will end this brutality.
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Despite media knocks, Maine’s Graham Platner qualifies as this year’s breakthrough Senate campaign star
Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
Trump’s wind blockade collapses after states force major court retreat
A federal appeals court dismissal leaves intact a ruling that found the Trump administration’s freeze on wind approvals unlawful, preserving state clean-energy investments as new data shows renewable power growing despite political and legal headwinds.
A climatic presidency
Donald Trump gets hot, hot, hot.
Trump and GOP face new scrutiny over Social Security retirement age threat
Democratic senators are pressing the president to say whether he would veto benefit cuts, as the program’s 2032 funding deadline becomes a flashpoint in the fight over retirement security.