Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Issues

American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money (cbc.ca)
Across America, law enforcement officers — from federal agents to state troopers right down to sheriffs in one-street backwaters — are operating a vast, co-ordinated scheme to grab as much of the public’s cash as they can; “hand over fist,” to use the words of one police trainer.
Law Enforcement, Corruption, Social Issues, Politics, USA
16 points by croes 12 hours ago | 13 comments
How Working-Class Life Is Killing Americans, in Charts (2020) (nytimes.com)
When the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton first published their research on “deaths of despair” five years ago, they focused on middle-aged whites.
Social Issues, Health, Economics, United States
6 points by rawgabbit 2 days ago | 1 comments
UK poll: Work and money worry young people more than culture wars or climate (theguardian.com)
Young people are more worried about their finances, work pressures and job insecurity than social media, the climate crisis and culture war debates, research shows.
Generational Differences, UK Politics, Economics, Social Issues
41 points by Pamar 3 days ago | 80 comments
Homeownership is 'an investment,' lawmaker says. Fewer adults are benefitting (cnbc.com)
Real Estate, Economics, Social Issues
10 points by donsupreme 3 days ago | 0 comments
One island, two worlds (Haiti vs. Dominican Republic) (economist.com)
A year of staggering violence in Haiti ended in the most brutal fashion. Over the course of five days in December, in a slum near the capital, Port-au-Prince, 207 people were killed by gangsters.
Haiti, Dominican Republic, Violence, Social Issues, Caribbean
55 points by marojejian 3 days ago | 79 comments
Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide? [video] (youtube.com)
Demographics, Global Trends, Social Issues, Population
4 points by pfdietz 4 days ago | 0 comments
The Vanishing Male Writer (marginalrevolution.com)
It’s easy enough to trace the decline of young white men in American letters—just browse The New York Times’s “Notable Fiction” list.
Literature, Gender, Social Issues, Publishing, Demographics
7 points by delichon 10 days ago | 0 comments
Riot Dog (wikipedia.org)
A riot dog is a stray dog that accompanies street protesters.
Animals, Protests, Social Issues
4 points by softwaredoug 12 days ago | 0 comments
Boycott IETF 127 (boycott-ietf127.org)
The IETF Administration LLC has decided to continue to hold meetings in the US, in spite of significant threats to the safety of the community in traveling there. As an Internet community we strive to include everyone. Holding a meeting in the US is incompatible with our values. We call on the IETF community to refuse to travel to the 127th IETF meeting, to be held in San Francisco.
Internet Standards, Boycotts, Social Issues, Community, Travel
572 points by randompeach 13 days ago | 358 comments
For Many of America's Aging Workers, 'Retirement Is a Distant Dream' (time.com)
Walter Carpenter walks across the ski resort’s dining room on a knee that needs to be replaced and a hip that’s going bad. Lumbering into the kitchen, he deposits a brown bin of dirty dishes on a counter before heading back out to collect more bowls of half-eaten tomato soup and plates littered with sandwich crusts. “One foot in front of the other,” he jokes to kitchen prep worker Kim Hopper, 72, as they pass each other.
Retirement, Aging, Labor, Economy, Social Issues
94 points by geox 14 days ago | 57 comments
They came to Canada to chase a dream. Now they're being forced to leave (thestar.com)
Amid a year of seismic immigration changes that have turned Canada into a less welcoming and open country, many migrants have seen their journeys upended and dreams shattered.
Immigration, Canada, Policy, Social Issues, Dreams
9 points by guptadeepak 17 days ago | 1 comments
Public Housing in Hong Kong (teoalida.com)
Public Housing, Hong Kong, Social Issues, Real Estate
17 points by pkdpic 17 days ago | 2 comments
Sometimes Money Can Destroy You Faster Than Poverty (robkhenderson.com)
Poverty, Money, Social Issues
12 points by paulpauper 17 days ago | 6 comments
Canada has far too few soldiers. Here's a radical fix – mandatory service (nationalpost.com)
Canada has far too few soldiers. Here's a radical fix — mandatory service
Military, Canada, Policy, Social Issues
11 points by amichail 18 days ago | 11 comments
America's Real Criminal Element Is Lead (2013) (motherjones.com)
When Rudy Giuliani ran for mayor of New York City in 1993, he campaigned on a platform of bringing down crime and making the city safe again.
Politics, Crime, Social Issues, Public Health
8 points by scarface_74 22 days ago | 6 comments
A modest proposal for destigmatizing America's favorite bad decisions (mleverything.substack.com)
Decriminalization and destigmatization are practical approaches that aim to reduce the real-world harms of drug use by removing penalties and social barriers that prevent people from seeking help.
Drug Policy, Social Issues, Public Health, Policy
5 points by bko 23 days ago | 6 comments
The Tesla protests are getting bigger – and rowdier (theverge.com)
Anti-Musk protests are escalating across the US, and some demonstrators were arrested.
Protests, Tesla, Elon Musk, Social Issues
15 points by nickthegreek 23 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Why aren’t Americans protesting on a large scale? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Why aren’t Americans protesting on a large scale?
Politics, Social Issues, United States
29 points by lysace 27 days ago | 35 comments
Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps (bbc.com)
"I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.
Myanmar, Scams, Human Rights, Crime, Social Issues
8 points by speckx 27 days ago | 0 comments
Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50k cash (bitsaboutmoney.com)
In the sciences they call it the file drawer problem: studies that fail to achieve significance or reach the "wrong" conclusion end up hidden away, creating a distorted picture of reality.
Banking, Economics, Social Issues
78 points by dangrossman 28 days ago | 66 comments
How did South Korea start producing more babies after long decline? (aljazeera.com)
For the first time in nine years, South Korea’s birthrate has risen, reversing a long-term trend which has seen it decline to record lows.
South Korea, Demographics, Birth Rate, Population Trends, Social Issues
7 points by Qem 30 days ago | 1 comments
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay (thetimes.com)
Gender Gap, Economics, Social Issues, Generation Gaps
57 points by iLoveOncall 31 days ago | 129 comments
The full force of this administration's destruction is about to hit (thehandbasket.co)
Once checks stop arriving on time or at all, the full force of this administration’s destruction will be felt by millions. It is no exaggeration to say this will kill people—mainly people who are elderly, disabled and/or poor. Society’s most vulnerable sit in the crosshairs of our nation’s wealthiest people who have absolutely everything, but somehow always want more.
Politics, Social Issues, Economy
54 points by leotravis10 33 days ago | 15 comments
Almost 50 schools in South Korea to shut down amid worsening birth rate crisis (independent.co.uk)
South Korea’s rapidly worsening birth rate crisis continues as nearly 50 schools across the country are set to close in 2025 because there are not enough students.
South Korea, Education, Demographics, Birth Rate, Social Issues
7 points by speckx 34 days ago | 0 comments
US friendship is in freefall – shredding bonds and cutting lives short (nypost.com)
Friendship in America is in steep decline: We’re more disconnected from each other than ever, and the gulf between us is only growing. Does it matter?
Social Issues, Relationships, United States, Sociology, Culture
68 points by Cedarwolf 37 days ago | 55 comments
Americans Are Heading for the Exits (newrepublic.com)
In February 2023, I published an article in The New Republic about Americans, particularly from marginalized communities, who were looking to exit the country amid the rise of gun violence and far-right politics.
Politics, Social Issues, Immigration, United States
68 points by miles 39 days ago | 63 comments
A cryptocurrency scam that turned a small town against itself (nytimes.com)
Jim Tucker could hardly believe what he was hearing. It sounded like fiction, a nightmare too outlandish for an unassuming town like his.
Cryptocurrency, Crime, Community, Social Issues
179 points by lxm 41 days ago | 123 comments
America stopped caring how poor kids do in school (slowboring.com)
My local government here in DC celebrated the release of new national test score data in late January, with the District’s state superintendent of schools telling the Washington Post, “We’ve got momentum happening here in the District of Columbia, and we’re committed to building on that momentum and excited about all the work that we have yet to do.”
Education, Politics, Social Issues
34 points by JumpCrisscross 42 days ago | 54 comments
GameStop CEO decries 'wokeness and DEI' (thehill.com)
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen derided “wokeness and DEI” as the video game retailer giant seeks to sell operations in France and Canada.
Business, DEI, Social Issues, Video Games
20 points by jarsin 43 days ago | 35 comments
San Francisco homelessness: Park ranger helps one person at a time (sfstandard.com)
To watch park ranger Amanda Barrows is to be faced with a disturbing question: If this is what it takes to help one unhoused person, how can we manage thousands?
Homelessness, San Francisco, Social Issues, Community Action
381 points by NaOH 45 days ago | 706 comments