#EliminateFistBumps: “Taxing the very richest... they are more interested in the politics of an endless #racetothebottom... rather than making plans to actually invest in our #publicgood.”

#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/05/g20-must-forge-agreement-to-increase-tax-on-rich-say-campaigners

As a public-interest product development organization, we aim to be transparent and democratic. So, we've made the 🛣️ roadmaps for Hush Line, Pi Relay, and our internal development public.

Check them out. We'd love your feedback!

Hush Line: https://github.com/orgs/scidsg/projects/12/views/3
Pi Relay: https://github.com/orgs/scidsg/projects/14/views/1
Org: https://github.com/orgs/scidsg/projects/15/views/1

#roadmap #planning #opensource #publicinterest #publicgood #foss #nonprofit

https://argonsuite.org is a collection of #rust programs on #solana that you can use to get #ubi, participate in local #politics, explore novel #election mechanisms, and fund #publicgood. States will be able to integrate permissionlessly, no matter how small, big or recognized. Are you a #dev #developer? Contribute on #github. Are you a #state representative? Reach out to me and learn how your #institutions and #people can benefit from #directdemocracy.

Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded | U.S. journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/journalism-is-a-public-good-and-should-be-publicly-funded/

#ScientificAmerican #JournalismPublicGood #PubliclyFunded #USJournalism #PublicGood #FundingForJournalism #Politics #News

"It’s telling that as WVU announces these devastating cuts Johns Hopkins University, a private R1 university in Baltimore, is making 80 tenure-track hires in AI. Marshall University, in Huntington, W.Va., announced plans last week to build a $45 million cyber-security center, despite similarly declining enrollment. It’s not hard to see the tech layoff-to-academic pipeline this summer."

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wvu-cuts-higher-education/

#HigherEd #PublicEducation #PublicGood #technology #Education

Modi said that digital solutions and innovations are useful means to make our efforts equitable and inclusive
#PMModiUrgesG20Nations #PublicGood #NextHealthEmergency
https://www.news18.com/india/pm-modi-urges-g20-nations-to-open-innovations-for-public-good-says-we-must-be-ready-to-prevent-next-health-emergency-8541224.html

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FAITH IN THE U.S. & US

https://davidguilbault.substack.com/p/faith-in-the-us-and-us?sd=pf

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In a previous life, I worked in Commonwealth Employment Service (CES) offices in regional NSW. Despite many imperfections, the CES proved valuable.

For some of the unemployed, we sometimes felt that all we did was ensure an equitable distribution of misery. Others, we successfully diverted from a cycle of serial unemployment, leading to unemployability.

Since privatisation, local employers tell me that they now appreciate what they've lost. Costs of sourcing staff have skyrocketed.

Efficiently matching jobs to people and people to jobs is a social and economic good.
https://youtu.be/xOVPSJJ2mCY
#CES #PublicGood

@focussed0
The case for change isn't compelling, but change might be forced on us anyway. It seems to me that the monarchy/GG arrangement last worked as intended while Menzies was PM. Since then, our system of government has grown increasingly dysfunctional. That's largely down to declining political ethics. With John Howard, we really hit the skids.

The stability of a single monarch for seven decades shielded us somewhat. That's gone now and I doubt that Charles will hold it together.

So where to from here? How do we build effective leadership from an increasingly untrustworthy mob of politicians?

I reckon we'll need some mighty robust anti-corruption mechanisms.

To round off an otherwise too negative post:
https://www.australiaremade.org/
#Auspol #Republic #Commonwealth #CommonGood #PublicGood
@Dinkenfunkle

@Blotreport
Many (admittedly not all, but the vast majority) of the republicans with whom I've dealt seem genuinely confused (or perhaps ignorant). Your reference to "the commonwealth" is consistent with that. I presume you're referring to the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth of Australia can hardly leave itself. Becoming a republic would necessitate no longer being a Commonwealth realm.

I agree that the republic thing is immaterial, but some people are passionately opposed to any link with monarchy (though they don't necessarily have dispassionate reasons).

As I said, the emphasis on the common good that's implicit in the term "Commonwealth of Australia" has eroded. As you implied, that can be attributed to society's slide toward Totalitarian Capitalism.

Can a republic change that? I reckon we'd probably need to rewrite the Constitution.
@Grandalf @pmonks @Neil1808 @LordPhantom
#Auspol #Republic #Commonwealth #CommonGood #PublicGood

@Blotreport
Inability to differentiate between:
Commonwealth of Australia;
Commonwealth of Nations;
and
Commonwealth realm
does noting to reassure me that Australia's republicans know what they're on about.
@Grandalf
Republicans' generaly poor comprehension reinforces my misgivings.

For me, the most important characteristic of the Commonwealth of Australia is that first word. Commonwealth (and all that it implies). Whatever supports that, I'll support. Being a Commonwealth realm has done a reasonable job so far.

Emphasis on the Common Good has eroded as Australian society became more self-centred and shortsighted. Show me a model for a republic that will reverse that.
@pmonks @Neil1808 @LordPhantom
#Auspol #Republic #Commonwealth #CommonGood #PublicGood

Really thoughtful piece by Stacy Hartman and Bianca Williams on the future of doctoral education, changes in the funding landscape, and the public good: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-future-of-doctoral-education-four-provocations-for-a-more-just-and-sustainable-academy/

#graduateEducation #higherEd #publicGood

Looking for your best examples of government/public service working with community - anywhere in the world.

Thank you!

#PublicService #PublicGood #Auspol #Government #Community

@peterrelph
My favourite term is one that I first saw used by George Monbiot in the year 2000:
Totalitarian Capitalism
For me, it nicely encapsulates Australia's slide away from the Public Good.
#Auspol #Fascism #TotalitarianCapitalism #PublicGood

@gutenberg_org This unexpected discovery has made me feel happy. It won't last, ofc, but i shall enjoy these next few minutes of joy, given the unambiguous unmitigated #PublicGood that #ProjectGutenberg is!

#books #ebooks #reading #literature #libraries

Moshe Vardi on "ACM for the Public Good." Airplane trips and toxic reviewing... https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3589609 #common_good #publicgood #professional #socialResponsibility

Some exciting news! Drupal has been designated as a "Digital Public Good"! If you're interested in learning more about why this is great news for Drupal, check out my blog post: https://dri.es/drupal-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good #drupal #publicgood #dpg

Some exciting news! Drupal has been designated as a "Digital Public Good"! If you're interested in learning more about why this is great news for Drupal, check out my blog post: https://dri.es/drupal-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good #drupal #publicgood #dpg