L'historien Sylvain Boulouque dénonce l'exclusion du mouvement communiste international du nouveau programme d'agrégation d'histoire contemporaine, axé sur les régimes autoritaires en Europe (1918-1939).
Despite historical efforts, including Obama's administration, to curb income inequality, the US shows a persistent disinterest in redistribution. Factors like public aversion to taxes and wealth accumulation strategies by the ultra-rich contribute to widening disparities, potentially exacerbated by AI.
Australian media outlets are embracing video content, while 2SER community radio has found a new funding model, and Politico is establishing an Australian outlet
South Korean officials are divided on how to use corporate profits. The Labor Minister proposes social redistribution, while the Industry Minister advocates for reinvestment to secure future competitiveness.
À deux jours du début de Roland-Garros, des joueurs ont limité leur temps de parole à 15 minutes pour protester contre la redistribution des revenus du tournoi. Ils réclament 22% des revenus des Grands Chelems, contre 14,9% prévus pour 2026. Les organisateurs rappellent l'augmentation des dotations.
Tennis players are demanding a larger share of Grand Slam revenue, seeking 22% compared to the current 15%. Despite Roland-Garros increasing prize money to €61.7 million for 2026, players deem it insufficient, leading to ongoing disputes.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated $500,000 to oppose San Francisco's "Overpaid CEO Tax" (Measure D) and support a competing business-friendly proposal (Measure C). Brin, who recently moved to Nevada, cited fleeing socialism as motivation for his opposition to wealth redistribution taxes.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated $500,000 to a San Francisco political committee opposing the "Overpaid CEO Tax" (Measure D). He also supports a competing business-friendly tax proposal (Measure C). Brin recently relocated to Nevada, outside California's tax jurisdiction.
The OpenAI chief rejects claims he deceived Elon Musk as high-stakes AI trial nears its endSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, took the stand on Tuesday to defend himself and his company against a lawsuit by Elon Musk. Altman is set to be one of the final witnesses in the trial, which has pitted two of the tech industry’s most powerful men against each other in a dramatic courtroom showdown.Musk has accused Altman and OpenAI of breaking the AI firm’s founding agreement by restructuring it into a for-profit enterprise, alleging that Altman essentially swindled him into co-founding the company and providing tens of millions in financial backing. Musk also claims Altman unjustly enriched himself in the process and is seeking the CEO’s removal from OpenAI, the redistribution of $134bn to the firm’s non-profit and the undoing of its for-profit conversion. Continue reading...
The Labor Party has opted not to run a candidate in tomorrow's Farrer by-election, which will result in a redistribution of votes as traditional Labor supporters are forced to look elsewhere.
CHRONIQUE - La France se singularise par de très fortes inégalités primaires, adoucies par une redistribution massive. Sous Emmanuel Macron, inégalités et redistribution ont progressé d’un même pas.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that the Conservatives' Help to Buy scheme primarily benefited high-earners in the top 10%, accelerating housing and wealth inequalities. Rather than helping people onto the property ladder, the policy helped already fortunate buyers accumulate wealth faster or purchase more expensive properties. The study adds to previous findings showing the scheme failed to address structural housing costs and represented a lost opportunity to invest in social housing or council building programmes.
