Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% – Joseph Stiglitz

Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% – Joseph Stiglitz The title of this article is taken from a recent article in Vanity Fair magazine by Nobel prize winning economist  Joseph Stiglitz. Dr. Stiglitz is a professor of Economics at Columbia University. Dr. Stiglitz’s article points…

Getting Tough on Crime

Getting Tough on Crime There has been much talk in this country and the US about “getting tough on crime”. Usually this political rhetoric supports more mandatory sentences, less lenient parole and expansions of prisons to carry the increased prison…

A Glowing Report on Radiation, Really?

A Glowing Report on Radiation, Really? I almost hate to jump in on this one, since my suspicions are that Ann Coulter’s main goal in writing her controversial, glib and hopelessly naive articles such as “A Glowing Report on Radiation” are really…

A Glowing Report on Radiation, Really?

A Glowing Report on Radiation, Really? I almost hate to jump in on this one, since my suspicions are that Ann Coulter’s main goal in writing her controversial, glib and hopelessly naive articles such as “A Glowing Report on Radiation” are really…

Getting Tough on Crime

Getting Tough on Crime There has been much talk in this country and the US about “getting tough on crime”. Usually this political rhetoric supports more mandatory sentences, less lenient parole and expansions of prisons to carry the increased prison…

Education

Education in the Internet Age

Education in the Internet Age

When I was going to elementary and high school, there was no Internet, no personal…

Activism

To be or not to be…

To be or not to be…

For western politicians, particularly American, the difficulty they face is deciding if they can support…

The Yes Men

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