A post by Jose Raymond, member of the Singapore People’s Party, reveals the story of…
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Housing for Single, Unwed Mothers in Singapore
During his 1994 National Day Rally Speech, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong expressed a deep…
People Need Shelter, Dignity and Food; They Don’t Need Meritocracy
Meritocracy is a political ideology that holds that people’s outcomes, in terms of economic resources…
How the HDB’s Insistence on Home Ownership Quietly Burdens Singapore’s Poor
In 1960, the newly-established Singaporean state assembled the Housing and Development Board (HDB) as one…
Minimum Wage vs Progressive Wage Model: An Andersonian Approach of Comparison
The debate of having a minimum wage, as compared to the current Progressive Wage Model…
An Ode to America: Universal Health Coverage through the Capabilities Approach
The United States Declaration of Independence states, “all men are created equal” and vows to…
This is Homelessness, Truly: Homelessness in Singapore, and Why We Need to Do More
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit everyone hard, but the effects are not equal. In a…
Can Conditional Programs Achieve Democratic Equality?
Elizabeth Anderson believes that conditionality is inherently incompatible with her conception of democratic equality. I…
MSF’s Response to “Sam”: Why We Need to Talk about Democratic Equality
In April, weeks after the start of circuit breaker measures, the Sunday Times ran an…
What We Owe To Each Other When We Talk About The Minimum Wage
During recent debates on the minimum wage in Singapore, there appears to be bipartisan endorsement…