The United States has fallen 10 spots in the last three years in the Global Peace Index, driven by a high degree of militarization and a rising homicide rate. Julia Conley Jul 05, 2023 3
Source: Iceland Named Most Peaceful Country—Again—as US Ranking Steadily Declines
A mass experiment in Iceland found that workers with four-day weeks became happier and healthier and got just as much done. It’ll take worker organizing to win a demand like that.
Pirate Party vowing to root out government corruption and bring radical change is projected to win upcoming election.
Source: Iceland may become first nation ruled by ‘pirates’ – News from Al Jazeera
The tiny island nation might vote for a big change this Saturday.
Source: Iceland’s Radical Pirate Party Is In The Lead Days Before The Election | Huffington Post
And the session continued without a hitch.
Source: Icelandic Lawmaker Breastfeeds Her Baby Like A Boss While Addressing Parliament | Huffington Post
Birgitta Jonsdottir leads the Pirate Party, set up by a group of outsiders and activists in 2012 with the same name as protest parties in other countries, and it would get a record 43 percent of the vote, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday. Consistently topping surveys in the past year, the Pirates’ popularity surged after the release this week of the Panama Papers forced Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson to quit over the disclosure his wife owned an offshore company with claims on Icelandic banks.
Source: Panama Papers: Iceland names new PM but Pirate Party expected to take election | SBS News
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