Perhaps someone would clarify their effect in relation to
( Marginal REVOLUTION — Small Steps Towards A Much Better World
http://marginalrevolution.com/)
This position can be seen as a variation on the theme of the “strong situation hypothesis” (Cooper and Withey, 2009). This hypothesis, based on the work of Mischel (1977), proposes that personality differences are especially like to be outwardly expressed in “weak” situations offering no clear situational clues and a wide range of possibilities as to how to behave. Conversely, individual differences are expected to have less room for expression in “strong” situations where the choice of behavioral outcomes is severely limited and where everyone is bound to behave in a similar way.…Thus, individual risks could play a magnified role in highly disadvantaged neighborhood contexts.*
* and, does the converse apply ?
The culture that is Iceland (Syria)
Ten thousand Icelanders have offered to welcome Syrian refugees into their homes, as part of a Facebook campaign launched by a prominent author after the government said it would take in only a handful.
After the Icelandic government announced last month that it would only accept 50 humanitarian refugees from Syria, Bryndis Bjorgvinsdottir encouraged fellow citizens to speak out in favour of those in need of asylum. In the space of 24 hours, 10,000 Icelanders – the country’s population is 300,000 – took to Facebook to offer up their homes and urge their government to do more.
The full story is here.
- See more at: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/09/the-culture-that-is-iceland-syria.html#sthash.0BChQjht.dpuf
Ten thousand Icelanders have offered to welcome Syrian refugees into their homes, as part of a Facebook campaign launched by a prominent author after the government said it would take in only a handful.
After the Icelandic government announced last month that it would only accept 50 humanitarian refugees from Syria, Bryndis Bjorgvinsdottir encouraged fellow citizens to speak out in favour of those in need of asylum. In the space of 24 hours, 10,000 Icelanders – the country’s population is 300,000 – took to Facebook to offer up their homes and urge their government to do more.
The full story is here.
Related Malek Jandali
Prospects - past experience
The Bosnian Muslim community in St. Louis is doing fine - See more at: http://marginalrevolution.com/#sthash.YN5KxFaM.dpuf
and some realpolitik http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/marginalrevolution/feed/~3/nSNXT5ZRqNc/the-tullock-memorial-conference.html theories of the origin of the state and constitutional governance, the impossibility of revolution, legal systems, government failure, and the economics of science itself.
about those economics - with international repercussions
I can't recall having so much fun with an economics blog since opit.wordpress.com, shuttered in Dec 07 after 2 years ( it seems link farms are outside ToS - who knew ? )
Economic Objectorvism
Robert Reich
Always
follow the money. Republican donors have been pumping millions into the
“Tax Foundation,” a think tank whose analyses are gaining influence on
Capitol Hill -- especially because they help legitimize Republican tax
proposals. Marco Rubio tax plan, for example (which would let companies
write off capital investments all at once rather amortizing them over
several years and eliminate taxes on capital gains and dividends) would
-- according to the Tax Foundation -- unleash an economic boom and pump $94 billion a year into the U.S. Treasury.
Baloney. The Foundation’s economic model uses so-called “dynamic
scoring” that assumes lower taxes will prompt individuals and businesses
to invest more and thereby create more jobs and growth. But history
shows such “trickle-down” effects simply make the rich richer and leave
the rest of us with fewer public services or bigger public debts. Oh,
and did I mention the Tax Foundation’s board includes executives from
PepsiCo, Microsoft, and Eli Lilly, as well as two former Republican
congressmen?
Don’t believe anything you hear from any “think tank” until you know who finances its thinking.
Don’t believe anything you hear from any “think tank” until you know who finances its thinking.
An
old friend named Fred called this morning. He did what he’s almost
always done: He complained. First, he complained Bernie isn’t gaining
ground fast enough. Then he complained Bernie isn’t doing enough to
reach out to blacks and Hispanics. Then he complained that Hillary is
hopelessly drowning in an email scandal she brought on herself. Then he
complained Joe Biden won’t make up his mind. He also complained about
the Republicans -- how much money they’re amassing for the general
election, how they're pandering to the worst in America, and Donald
Trump’s racist and brainless demagoguery. Which led him to complain
about America, our educational system, the unwillingness of many
Americans to vote in their best interest, and the oligarchs and
plutocrats who are destroying the nation and the world.
Finally, I had a chance to speak.
“So what are you doing about any of this?” I asked.
“Nothing because it won’t make any difference what I do.”
“That’s where you’re wrong,” I said. “Hundreds of thousands of people are now rolling up their sleeves and getting involved.”
“So what? They don’t have a chance,” he said.
“They’ll have a good chance if they're joined by others like you, and they become a million people. If they grow to ten million, they’ll make history.”
“You’re an idealist,” he snorted.
“You’re a complainer,” I said. “We need fewer complainers and more organizers. If you don’t spend at least an hour a day organizing, mobilizing and energizing people, I don’t want to hear your complaints ever again.”
“Well …” he stuttered.
“I’m serious,” I said. “Stop complaining. Organize.”
He said goodbye.
I'm not sure the ratio between Fred's complaining and organizing will improve, but I feel better already.
Tell everyone you know: Stop complaining. Start organizing.
“So what are you doing about any of this?” I asked.
“Nothing because it won’t make any difference what I do.”
“That’s where you’re wrong,” I said. “Hundreds of thousands of people are now rolling up their sleeves and getting involved.”
“So what? They don’t have a chance,” he said.
“They’ll have a good chance if they're joined by others like you, and they become a million people. If they grow to ten million, they’ll make history.”
“You’re an idealist,” he snorted.
“You’re a complainer,” I said. “We need fewer complainers and more organizers. If you don’t spend at least an hour a day organizing, mobilizing and energizing people, I don’t want to hear your complaints ever again.”
“Well …” he stuttered.
“I’m serious,” I said. “Stop complaining. Organize.”
He said goodbye.
I'm not sure the ratio between Fred's complaining and organizing will improve, but I feel better already.
Tell everyone you know: Stop complaining. Start organizing.
Political
reporters know only three stories: (1) who's up and who's down, (2) how
much money candidates have raised, (3) which candidates have made what
gaffes, and (4) who's attacking whom. They're not trained to report on
what the candidates actually say, or the economic and social realities
that are fueling what they say and why their candidacies are catching on
(or not).
Yet even given these realities, I continue to be surprised at how little of what's reported about Bernie
mentions widening inequality, flat wages, CEO pay, the depredations of
Wall Street, and the flooding of our democracy with money from big
corporations and the wealthy. Indeed, I'm appalled at how little
Bernie's campaign is being covered at all.
Today, after delivering a major policy address calling for an
investment of $1 trillion over 5 years to modernize our country’s
physical infrastructure, thereby creating and maintaining at least 13
million good-paying jobs while making our country more productive,
Bernie happened to mention to a reporter that the Clinton campaign is
getting nervous about his rising poll numbers. His comment about Clinton
was all that was reported.
Bernie's surge has nothing whatever
to do with Hillary's campaign; and her campaign's supposed "nervousness"
is completely irrelevant to Bernie's message or the enthusiasm it's
garnering.
Your view?
Political
reporters know only three stories: (1) who's up and who's down, (2) how
much money candidates have raised, (3) which candidates have made what
gaffes, and (4) who's attacking whom. They're not trained to report on
what the candidates actually say, or the economic and social realities
that are fueling what they say and why their candidacies are catching on
(or not).
Yet even given these realities, I continue to be surprised at how little of what's reported about Bernie mentions widening inequality, flat wages, CEO pay, the depredations of Wall Street, and the flooding of our democracy with money from big corporations and the wealthy. Indeed, I'm appalled at how little Bernie's campaign is being covered at all.
Yet even given these realities, I continue to be surprised at how little of what's reported about Bernie mentions widening inequality, flat wages, CEO pay, the depredations of Wall Street, and the flooding of our democracy with money from big corporations and the wealthy. Indeed, I'm appalled at how little Bernie's campaign is being covered at all.
Today, after delivering a major policy address calling for an
investment of $1 trillion over 5 years to modernize our country’s
physical infrastructure, thereby creating and maintaining at least 13
million good-paying jobs while making our country more productive,
Bernie happened to mention to a reporter that the Clinton campaign is
getting nervous about his rising poll numbers. His comment about Clinton
was all that was reported.
Bernie's surge has nothing whatever to do with Hillary's campaign; and her campaign's supposed "nervousness" is completely irrelevant to Bernie's message or the enthusiasm it's garnering.
Your view?
Bernie's surge has nothing whatever to do with Hillary's campaign; and her campaign's supposed "nervousness" is completely irrelevant to Bernie's message or the enthusiasm it's garnering.
Your view?
TheNextWeb
The entire world is broken UX, but humans are incredible hacking machines
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Life just got a whole lot easier for freelance translators
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Federal Court: Ban On Panhandling Violates Homeless People's Constitutional Rights
Sierra ShelbyTake Back Canada
"A
lot of you Harper fans are "trying" to bring me down over my past, who I
know and judge me on the Idle No More rallies I've attended. You can
say all you want and post all the photos of me you want. It's pointless because those things have nothing to do with the issues at hand..
I'm here to speak for those who are mistreated by our government. I'm voicing Canadians and First Nations issues that the government is not addressing. I'm here to stay and I'm not backing down. The Harper fanatics know my life story by reading enough and they all know how strong and resilient I am. My strength and the truth scares the conservatives. Everyone rise up and speak the truth, now is the time!! Let your voices be heard."
I'm here to speak for those who are mistreated by our government. I'm voicing Canadians and First Nations issues that the government is not addressing. I'm here to stay and I'm not backing down. The Harper fanatics know my life story by reading enough and they all know how strong and resilient I am. My strength and the truth scares the conservatives. Everyone rise up and speak the truth, now is the time!! Let your voices be heard."
Ashley Callingbull
September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015
Anna A
ANY QUESTIONS?
Claudia M
This is kobane. From here were the parents of the child of three years everyone's talking about.
Someone will say, " because they are not at their house?"
Claudia M
This is kobane. From here were the parents of the child of three years everyone's talking about.
Someone will say, " because they are not at their house?"
Someone will say, " because they are not at their house?"
RUSSIAN soldiers have been been 'spotted' fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops.
express.co.uk|By Alix Culbertson
The
media frenzy around the suspected Russian military involvement in Syria
reignited after President Putin’s answer was taken out of context when
he was asked to clarify whether Russia is ready to take part in military
operations against the Islamic State militants in Syria.
The Libertarian Republic shared Austin Petersen's photo.
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