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Sunday January 24, 2021

Exits Trump, enters Biden

When the clock was near to striking noon in Washington DC on Wednesday, 20th January America’s 46th President Joe Biden and his Vice-president Kamala Harris finished taking their oath of office in a brief ceremony. Usually the oath is administered around noon but this time it was arranged

Published: 11:33 am,Saturday 16 January 2021

America may not be the same after Trump is gone

The 45th President of the United States will be out of office on Wednesday, 20th January after Joe Biden takes over as the 46th President. Unlike most of his predecessors Trump will be leaving behind a battered, bruised and divided America, something similar to pre-Lincoln era when America

Published: 15:09 pm,Wednesday 28 October 2020

People need help quickly in times of crisis

For over six months, the COVID-19 epidemic has put an unprecedented strain on people’s mental coping and wellbeing. It is important that those who feel anxious or worried seek help in these exceptional times. Sometimes it takes courage to seek help, and it is fortunate that many have

Published: 23:37 pm,Friday 8 January 2021

Crucifixion of American Democracy

Just for one man’s lust for power and greed, democracy in America as envisaged by its founding fathers died a tragic death on Wednesday, 6th January 2021. The man is none other than the outgoing President Donald Trump, a man who during his four year term gained notoriety

Published: 21:53 pm,Tuesday 15 September 2020

A conversation with Amartya Sen

Professor Amartya Sen is a leading economist in the world today. His outstanding contributions in economics range from the rather abstract theory of social choice to the concrete application of his own theory of famines to the Bangladesh famine in 1974. He has also pioneered a new approach

Published: 14:30 pm,Friday 13 November 2020

Trump Legacy to Continue?

The all important US presidential election is over and the country has a new President elect for next four years: Joe Robinette Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party. Though there has been a euphoria in the US because of Biden’s victory, the next

Published: 15:20 pm,Friday 6 November 2020

The flipside of US Presidential election

On 3rd November the people of United States, supposedly the world’s most powerful and democratic country went to elect its 46th president for next four years. US election has always been the most complicated election anywhere in the world and even most Americans I know have no clear

Published: 14:41 pm,Friday 29 May 2020

Ongoing social assistance reform aims to help most vulnerable people

I have launched a reform of the Act on Social Assistance and appointed a working group to carry it out. Now is the right time for reform. We have been gathering experiences from the transfer of basic social assistance to the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) over

Published: 12:56 pm,Wednesday 11 March 2020

Finland started preparing for the coronavirus disease before it hit the headlines

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for ensuring that Finland is prepared for both unexpected and gradually emerging situations that affect, or may affect, healthcare and social welfare services one way or another. Preparedness is something that is being done all the time even though it

Published: 01:08 am,Saturday 11 January 2020

The European Union on the eve of a new era

Finland’s Presidency of the Council accompanied the European Union on the path towards a new decade and a socially fair and environmentally sustainable future. The new European Parliament, the new Commission under Ursula von der Leyen and the new President of the European Council Charles Michel all started their

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