https://cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2026/06/while-we-watch-us-canadas-democracy-quietly-eroding
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California's supplier diversity program is under DOJ scrutiny.
It raises an interesting question:
Should government encourage broader participation in contracting, or should awards be based solely on qualifications, cost, and performance?
Both sides have valid arguments.
What's your take?
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This new book explains why your elderly parents’ retirement home, the nursery where you drop your children, or the company that pipes water into your kitchen is taken over by an increasingly intricate and deregulated industry.
If a private equity fund is "buying something using a lot a debt, [then] all of that debt is loaded onto the company that the private equity fund has acquired."
"Private equity has moved into care homes, housing, water, nurseries and other essential services."
"We have the power for it to be done otherwise."
Hettie O’Brien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJKiVQZaks via @oscarjiminy
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'Returns averaged less than one per year from 1972 to 2010, then more than doubled from 2010 to 2023. More than 80% of the documented returns occurred in the latter two decades.'
Land acknowledgements, or statements where planners, residents or organizations recognize that the land they exist and operate on originally belonged to Indigenous nations, have become increasingly common in recent years. New research from the University of Kansas has found that the landback movement, in which land is returned to its original occupants, has grown rapidly […]
Are we answering the wrong question when it comes to smart cities? We spend enormous effort making cities easier to measure, and far less effort making them accountable to the people living in them.
Reflecting on my PhD research comparing two systems from two different cities, the evidence is clear: technology isn't the bottleneck. Citizen Inclusion is.
Read the breakdown and access the full thesis:
https://open.substack.com/pub/urbanlifeworks/p/what-bangkok-and-singapore-taught?r=18i7sn&utm_medium=ios
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This brief highlights a strategic distinction between newly announced dollars and already authorized funding streams. For clinicians and social services coordinators, the piece underscores how funding announcements may reflect policy timing and grant administration rather than a fresh influx of resources, shaping how programs are planned and prioritized.
Grounded attention to fiscal labeling can inform program development, implementation timelines, and stakeholder communication within mental health systems, ensuring that expectations align with actual funding availability and grant cycles.
Article Title: RFK Jr. presents $700 million in mental health funding, but experts say grants aren’t new
Link to STAT NEWS Mental Health Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/rfk-new-mental-health-funding-or-new-use-existing-grants/?utm_campaign=rss
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