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Yesterday lots of people died and made the climate change. Today
climate change is causing more AIDS and killing people. It all goes to
show that climate change is the most useless phrase in the English
language. It’s able to be used in so many contradictory ambiguous ways,
as to mean everything, and therefore, nothing. It’s useless to anyone
who wants to convey information, but pretty handy for
In 1961, a psychologist conducted an experiment demonstrating how
ordinary men and women could be induced to inflict torture on complete
strangers merely because an authority figure had ordered them to do so.
In 2001, the United States government formed the Transportation Security
Administration to subject hundreds of millions of air travelers to
increasingly humiliating and invasive searches and
Usain Bolt really just did that. The retired Olympian tied the NFL's
record for the fastest 40-yard dash, clocking in at 4.22 seconds, and he
wasn't even wearing specialized running spikes. He did it in literal
sweatpants and casual sneakers. People were not surprised at all that
the nine time gold medalist is ... fast. Crazy stuff... the fastest guy
in the world is the fastest guy in the world.
If you want to understand the zeitgeist of the last decade, just scroll
through FuckJerry's Instagram account — it's a growing archive of viral
jokes and videos sourced from every corner of the internet. But social
media users are over FuckJerry's unfair content stealing, and
#FuckFuckJerry is working. Comedians are leading the campaign to
unfollow FuckJerry, a massive meme account and media gian
Researchers
have uncovered the site of a 15th-century city which was once home to
over 10,000 people. Known as Kweneng, the city, which was previously...
We'll start with a pair of somber-paranoid thoughts that I hope won't
win me any prophetic points. First, wi th Vladimir Putin's occupying
forces collapsing in DC, and his chief asset there plummeting in real
life value, I hope security is good at the upcoming State of the Union
(SOTU) speech . Several supreme justices should call in sick (RBG
please?) Let Hannity call it a "boycott." Who cares?
Via:
TruthDig: On Friday, The New York Times continued its long, predictable
tradition of backing U.S. coups in Latin America by publishing an
editorial praising Donald Trump’s attempt to overthrow Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro. This will be the 10th such coup the paper has
backed since the creation of the CIA over 70 years ago.
Russia
will no longer observe the 1987 nuclear pact, which the Trump
administration suspended on Friday. China urged both powers to observe
the agreement, but showed no interest in joining it.
A new court filing submitted on Wednesday by Special Counsel Robert
Mueller revealed that a Russian troll farm currently locked in a legal
battle over its alleged interference in the 2016 election appeared to
wage yet another disinformation campaign late last year—this time
targeting Mueller himself. According to the filing, the special
counsel’s office turned over 1 million pages of evidence to
Growing discontent over policy on Brexit, antisemitism and Venezuela
spur breakaway movement A group of disaffected Labour MPs is preparing
to quit the party and form a breakaway movement on the political centre
ground amid growing discontent with Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership on Brexit
and other key issues including immigration, foreign policy and
antisemitism. The Observer has been told by multipl
When I ‘completed the set’, I found there is no single solution to the
worst life can throw at you My parents are dead and now I don’t know
where to spend Christmas. Like, can I go to Dad’s? No. Dad’s is out
because Dad now resides on a golf course in Wolverhampton, a golf course
that has no official idea about this because when we sprinkled him – a
grey, dreary day in February 2004, the first of
A federal judge says the Pentagon has provided no justification for
profiling immigrant recruits who became U.S. citizens. (Image credit:
Mike Knaak/AP)
Men
in Japan do fewer hours of housework and child care than in any of the
world’s richest nations. That keeps women from getting better jobs and
holds back the economy.
Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is a new PSVR game that is a follow
up to the 1993 comedy film, Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. The
game is being developed by Tequilla Works and published by Sony Pictures
Virtual Reality. Groundhod Day: Like Father Like Son will tell the
story of Phil Connors Jr., the son of Bill Murray’s character from the
film. Like his father, Phil is trapped in a day
As
legend goes, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, you
should expect six more weeks of winter; if he doesn't, plan for spring.
Life's Little Mysteries investigates the accuracy of Phil's
predictions.
Environmental
group Sea Shepherd said Friday one of its ships had been attacked by 20
boats while patrolling off the coast of Mexico to protect the
endangered vaquita marina porpoise from illegal fishermen.
Rather
than building objects layer by layer, the printer creates whole
structures by projecting light into a resin that solidifies -- Read more
on ScientificAmerican.com
In
her 88 years, Antonia Alves has seen much hardship as a member of
Brazil's indigenous community, whose people have often been driven from
their ancestral lands over conflicts with farmers and loggers.
Online
training has increased the knowledge of health care workers about
effective prevention of Ebola up to 19 percent and reduced critical
errors to 2.3 percent in a small cohort. These findings suggest that the
program could improve protection of health care workers from Ebola and,
because it will be easily accessible via the Internet, could be
especially useful in low-resource settings.
Veterans Today
Everyone
is a Stakeholder in Medicine By Hans Duvefelt, M.D. Everybody is a
stakeholder these days in what we broadly call medicine, or health care.
But there is little agreement on what medicine is and what the
priorities of the health care “industry” should be. I propose this
breakdown of medicine into three separate phenomena. More..
It
Starts With Transparency Senate panel hearing covers Part B
reimbursement, Part D negotiations, and Medicaid rebates By Shannon
Firth,Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON — Drug price
transparency was touted by legislators at a Senate Finance Committee
hearing Tuesday. “I think it starts with transparency,” said Sen. Chuck
Grassley (R-Iowa), the new chair of the More..
Gilad
Atzmon writes: The corrupt Labour-run Islington Council has disclosed
that it spent the staggering sum of £136,000 (one hundred and thirty-six
thousand pounds, or $178,000) on legal fees in its efforts to stop me
from playing the saxophone with the Blockheads at a Christmas concert.
Islington Labour Council claims to be impoverished and, as More..
How
Medical Centers Fail To Police Sexual Predators Second of a three-part
series on physicians who abuse patients and the institutions that enable
them by Elizabeth Hlavinka, Staff Writer, MedPage Today In the first
part of this series, we examined some of the patterns and
characteristics of doctors that sexually violated patients, many of whom
were repeat More..
DNA:
The Code of the Genes by Anne Marie Helmenstine PH.D./ThoughtCo DNA or
deoxyribonucleic acid codes for your genetic make-up. There are lots of
facts about DNA, but here are 10 that are particularly interesting,
important, or fun. Key Takeaways: DNA Facts DNA is the acronym for
deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA and RNA are the two types More..
First
of a Three Part Series on Physicians Who Abuse Patients and the
Institutions That Enable Them By Elizabeth Hlavinka, Staff Writer,
MedPage Today Although the so-called #MeToo movement got its start from
allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in late 2017,
victims of sexual abuse — in the church, in the locker room, in More..
Yoyoka Soma, a self-taught drummer, visited Ellen all the way from
Hokkaido, Japan to show off her amazing skills with a performance of
Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy." Ellen gave the 9-year-old a musical gift -
whether she wanted it or not. #TheEllenShow #Ellen #YoyokaSoma From:
TheEllenShow
This weekend, Kalen is hitting all Super Bowl LIII parties with one
purpose in mind – and it’s not the football game. He's ready to indulge
in all Super Bowl snacks! Watch Kalen’s all-new Super Bowl music video,
“Here for the Snacks.” #KalenAllen #SuperBowl #TheEllenShow From:
TheEllenShow
directed and animated by Raman Djafari: instagram.com/ramandjafari
facebook.com/ramandjafariartwork/ ramandjafari.tumblr.com/ music by
FJAAK: facebook.com/fjaak soundcloud.com/fjaak instagram.com/fjaak The
video tells the story of a character following an inner calling. He
meets his companion and she takes him on a spiritual journey of
partnership, love, pain, destruction, growth and rebirth. Cas
Uranus is a planet beyond convention. Find out why it boasts the
coldest temperatures in the solar system, what phenomena caused the
unique tilt of its axis, and the curious origin of the planet's name. ➡
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Are computers creating jobs or destroying them? What does our automated
future look like? The software-powered world might not be so bad -- you
just have to look at the big picture. As technology develops, we’re not
automating individual jobs but entire industries, as we meet more of
our needs through massively scalable software. It’s a huge shift in the
way society works, and it doesn’t have to
Video for A Pearl by Mitski from the album Be The Cowboy. Made at Art
Camp. Directed by Saad Moosajee and Art Camp Co-Directed by Danae Gosset
Designed by Saad Moosajee and Danae Gosset 3D Animation by Saad
Moosajee Cel Animation by Danae Gosset Technical Direction by James
Bartolozzi Junior Designer Eugene Lee Commissioned by Spotify. This
music video was initially created on the computer using
The Corbett Report
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Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Liberty Report and RonPaulInstitute.org
joins us today to discuss the turmoil taking place in Venezuela, where a
US-backed coup is once again taking place. We discuss the roots of the
current crisis, how and why Trump and the neocons are involving
themselves, and what anti-war a
So
let me get this straight: The Russians brought America to its knees
with a few facebook ads , but Uncle Sam's concerted and ongoing efforts
to overthrow governments around the world and interfere with elections
is perfectly fine? Because...democracy? Riiiiiiight.
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mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode352-lq.mp3"][/audio] In
1961, a psychologist conducted an experiment demonstrating how ordinary
men and women could be induced to inflict torture on complete strangers
merely because an authority figure had ordered them to do so. In 2001,
the United States government formed the Transportation Security
Administration to subject hundreds of milli
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James Corbett joins Keith Knight of Don't Tread on Anyone for a
brainstorming session about conspiracy theories and conspiracy facts. We
run through a list of some proven conspiracies and discuss why the
so-called skeptics dismiss all conspiracies with logically fallacious
arguments.
Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Liberty Report and RonPaulInstitute.org
joins us today to discuss the turmoil taking place in Venezuela, where a
US-backed coup is once again taking place. We discuss the roots of the
current crisis, how and why Trump and the neocons are involving
themselves, and what anti-war activists need to do to confront this
latest round of propaganda for imperial intervention
A Closer Look: Jody Paterson
Here's a must-read from the New Yorker on the strange and unsettling
ways that social media and mainstream media interact in the modern world
to take a thin story involving almost nobody and turn it into a viral
phenomenon that actually looks like something big happened. The example
of the moment: the uproar over those Covington Catholic High School
students. With one side crying racism and the o
Listening to the conversations of sex workers talking about their work
is a privilege for me that lifts me up no matter how low the ways of the
world have left me. The dream of capturing those voices for the world
to hear started a couple of years ago for me when I did a series of
communications workshops for Peers Victoria with indoor workers and was
completely captivated by their conversations.
I'm in a heated Facebook exchange at this very moment with one of those
people don't want to be thought of as a climate-change denier, choosing
to position themselves instead as brave challengers of fear-mongering
and political correctness. Oh, please. Anyway, I've just been thinking
that I'm blogging in my Facebook messages rather than here on my blog.
While part of me likes the transitory natur
Activist Teacher
Denis
Rancourt in front of his office door at the University of Ottawa in
2006. I'm happy to report that all the matters in dispute between the
University of Ottawa and me have been amicably resolved, through
voluntary mediation that occurred on January 16, 2019, with the help of
expert mediator William Kaplan. The terms of the agreement are
confidential. The protracted litigation started
Amused Cynicism
A recent story that caught my eye is Steven Pinker’s discussion of the
response to his recent book, Enlightenment Now. One reaction was from
people who seem to be psychologically committed to believing progress
hasn’t happened: [Critics say:] All those numbers showing that the world
has been getting better must have been cherry-picked. This is
topsy-turvy, and comes from an incredulity at the ver
Today the government lost the vote on May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes.
This is the worst government defeat ever in British parliamentary
history. Based on this, my analysis is the most likely outcome is that
Brexit won’t happen, with a probability of 61%. With May’s deal
scrapped, what will happen now? The possibilities are: No deal Brexit.
Unlikely because most MP’s believe it would be hugely dam
Jon Worth has updated his Brexit diagram: Edit: Shitty WordPress has
shittily resized the image, making it hard to read. The original is at
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwupPSNWkAAR7s2.jpg . BTW Fediverse .
Angola 3 News
A3 Newsletter, January 20, 2019: An Invitation from King and Kenyatta
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Robert King left New Orleans
and settled in Austin, Texas. After more than a decade of living in
Austin, King and his partner, Kenyatta have returned to Louisiana and
they want to share their new home and their new life with the many
Angola 3 supporters and comrades fighting for social j
ArmsControlWonk
Quote
of the week: “Is this pattern of disruption a force for good or not?
I’d argue this disruption is a positive development.” — Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo, speaking long distance to the Davos gathering,
January 22, 2019 Another in the continuing ‘Cry, the Beloved Country’
series: After just a few months after Donald …
Russia
tested a hypersonic missile, or at least they claimed to. As of now,
Putin and Russian media have told us a lot, but what do we really know
about Avangard? Aaron and Jeffrey are joined by James Acton from the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss hypersonics,
missile defense, and what Russia’s Avangard may …
The
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, or “Ban Treaty”),
negotiated and opened for signature in 2017, is a divisive document. It
was conceived at the initiative of over one hundred non-nuclear weapon
states eager to highlight the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of
any nuclear use, stigmatize the current behavior of the nuclear-armed
states …
Lyric
of the week: Standing in the middle of nowhere Wondering how to begin
Lost between tomorrow and yesterday Between now and then And now we’re
back where we started Here we go round again Day after day I get up and I
say I better do it again” — The Kinks, “Do It Again” …
Satellite
images taken by Planet Labs appear to show that Saudi Arabia has
constructed a plant to manufacture solid propellant ballistic missiles.
Jeffrey and Aaron talk about the CNS team’s latest find. Support us over
at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
Quote
of the week: “Small nuclear weapons are like northern Mississippi:
there is no such thing, except in a detached theoretical sense.” —
Herbert York Herb York is one of the founding fathers of the practice of
nuclear arms control. He gained prominence at a very young age as
Ernest Lawrence’s choice to become the …
There is NEVER room for racist attacks or racial valuations in Canadian
politics! It's appropriate the the Liberal Candidate has withdrawn her
candidacy in this key byelection! Press Progress
"During an appearance on the political show CTV Question Period, Singh
appeared to be unaware of a news story that made a lot of headlines last
week. Singh was asked how he would respond, if elected prime minister,
to the recent statement by China’s Canadian ambassador Lu Shaye, that
Canada and its Western allies’ calls for the release of two Canadians
detained in China is rooted in 'white suprem
Did You Know
There is a lot of information about this product. It is something
everyone world wide should know about. For years we have been told it
was safe. Turns out it is not so safe after all. It is making people
sick. It is doing a great deal of damage to the health of animals and in
many cases they die. Many products have been tested and found to have
Glyphosate in them.Glyphosate is in Round Up. It ki
Greg Mankiw's Blog
Here are the guest lecturers for ec 10 this semester. How many do you recognize? (Click on image to enlarge.)
Users of my principles textbook might enjoy reading this critique of
the ten principles in my first chapter. The authors are members of the
steering committee of the Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE). I
don't find their arguments persuasive. In many cases, they are
responding to things I did not say but they think I am suggesting. (How
else can someone complain about the statement "Peo
I
recommend this op-ed by Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman . Not because I
agree with its recommendation of super high tax rates on the rich, but
because it makes clear the perspectives and motives of the Left. In the
standard economic approach to optimal redistribution (such as Okun and
Mirrlees), the case for progressive taxation is based on diminishing
marginal utility. But that is not the esse
If you are an economist and want to support a carbon tax and dividend plan, click here .
T hose with an interest in the history of economic thought might want
to consider this summer program . I have been told that the program is
designed primarily for students in graduate programs in economics,
though students in graduate school in other fields as well as newly
minted PhDs will also be considered.
February 1, 2019 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Recent headlines across
American and European news agencies have focused on the rise of a
so-called Chinese "police state," specifically in regards to security
infrastructure put in place in China's western region of Xinjiang.
Articles like Bloomberg's " Inside the Vast Police State at the Heart of
China’s Belt and Road " and the Economist's " China has
January 28, 2019 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Just as the US has done
across the Arab World and in Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia faces
political subversion aimed at transforming the region to serve
Washington's interests. Thailand is a pivotal Southeast Asian state of
nearly 70 million people, with the region's second largest economy, a
formidable military and able to boast as the only nation in So
January 25, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - The Latin American nation of
Venezuela faces dangerous destabilization with the United States and its
allies having recognized opposition figure Juan Guaido as "president"
and declaring actual Venezuelan president - Nicolas Maduro - no longer
recognized. In response, President Maduro has demanded US diplomatic
personnel to leave the country. Protests and
January 15, 2019 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - An "independent national
institute founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a
world without violent conflict is possible," would be the last place you
would expect to find calls for continued war. Yet the United States
Institute of Peace (USIP) is just the place to go for exactly that. In a
recent article appearing on the USIP website
January 20, 2019 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Alleged discussions
between US President Donald Trump and his aides about a US withdrawal
from NATO have been making headlines recently. The New York Times in an
article titled, " Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid
New Concerns Over Russia ," would claim: There are few things that
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more t
January 10, 2019 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Claiming that prominent
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei had violated US sanctions on
Iran - Canada was requested to arrest and hand over Huawei Chief
Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, who was transferring planes in
Vancouver. The arrest was described even by the Washington Post as
"unusual" in its article titled, " Arrest of Huawei executive t
Left I on the News
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio .
Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Feb. 1,
2019 Donald Trump’s ‘Axis of Evil’: Pompeo, Bolton & Abrams
https://www.mintpressnews.com/venezuela-donald-trump-axis-of-evil-pompeo-bolton-abrams/254289/
Headline of the week The GOP has become
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio .
Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Jan. 25,
2019 *Outraged Maduro Cuts Ties with U.S. After Opposition Leader
Declares Himself Venezuela’s President
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/world/americas/venezuela-protests-guaido-maduro.html
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio .
Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Jan. 18,
2019 *North Korea’s Less-Known Military Threat: Biological Weapons
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/science/north-korea-biological-weapons.html
An utterly scurrilous, evidence-free article fi
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio .
Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted
time slot. ‘No different from my original statements’: Trump denies
changes to Syria exit plan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/no-different-from-my-original-statements-trump-denies-changes-to-syria-exit-plan/2019/01/07/d93922f2-128f-11e9-
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio .
Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Jan. 4,
2019 *A rare moment of praise to start the show for this headline:
“Trump falsely claims Mexico is paying for wall, demands taxpayer money
for wall ahead of meeting with Democrats” https://www.w
Middle Class Political Economist
In
what may end up as the biggest economic development failure in U.S.
history, Foxconn announced Wednesday that its $10 billion Wisconsin
factory will not be a factory. Instead, the company says, it will still
create 13,000 jobs, but these will be research jobs rather than
manufacturing ones. I'll believe it when I see it. Accompanied by an
almost $4.8 billion subsidy package as estimated by Good
News From Atlantis.
March 25, 2008 Feeding the Obesity Epidemic By David Zinczenko For
decades, Americans have squabbled over the role of a powerful
organization known as the NRA. To supporters, the NRA defends the right
of individuals to enjoy a pastime — and businesses to sell their wares —
free of government interference; to critics, the NRA is a political
organization promoting products that kill tens of thousan
History
does have benchmarks, big things do happen which shape the world for
decades and centuries to come. Sometimes the benchmarks are obvious,
recognized by […]
In
a surprising political move, House Democrats, whose majority controls
the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress, extended the
Stivers Rule in the House […]
With
the partial federal shutdown in progress and quickly approaching
record-breaking territory, President Trump recently said that the
shutdown is actually a “strike.” I’ve been […]
On
January 4th, after a meeting with the new Congressional leaders,
President Trump held a spontaneous press conference. (Click to view the
hour long press […]
Northern Reflections
This week, Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed that Donald Trump was God's
choice for president. Dana Milbank writes in The Washington Post: Sarah
Sanders, asked by the Christian Broadcasting Network this week about
Trump being the right man for the moment, replied: “I think God calls
all of us to fill different roles at different times, and I think that
he wanted Donald Trump to become president, and
Yesterday, Ontario's NDP opposition leaked a draft piece of legislation
which would scrap our local health networks and put the province's
entire health care system under a new super agency. We've been here
before. Under Mike Harris, the government amalgamated municipalities,
hospitals and school boards. Conservatives claim to hate big government.
But, when the legislate, they concentrate power i
It's more than ironic that Jerry Falwell Jr. is one of Donald Trump's
strongest supporters. Christine Emba writes in The Washington Post : On
New Year’s Day, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended
his unwavering support of President Trump with a thoroughly confused
reading of the Gospel. Speaking to The Post, the evangelical leader
claimed that it was a distortion of Christ’s tea
Art Cullen is from Iowa. That's Steve King country. And, even though
King proudly waves his white nationalist credentials, Trump's war on
Mexican migrants isn't playing well there: In Storm Lake, we have come
to understand what our neighbors have been through and appreciate that
they are here, buoying a rural community that otherwise would wither
with the rest. But the main narrative is that refu
We like to think that we put an end to slavery one hundred and fifty
years ago. But it's alive and well -- all over the world. Crawford
Killian writes : Slavery doesn’t include just forced labour. According
to the Global Slavery Index, “modern slavery covers a set of specific
legal concepts including forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage,
slavery and slavery-like practices, and human traff
Obsidian Wings
by JanieM Unlike Doctor Science, I’m not back from outer space. But
here's something to snack on. 1. Foreign Affairs has a series of essays
responding to a Francis Fukuyama piece about identity politics. The
Stacey Abrams essay includes this sentence: The marginalized did not
create identity politics: their identities have been forced on them by
dominant groups, and politics is the most effective
by Doctor Science If you're going to do horse race journalism , at
least do it right. I'm writing as a long-time member of the Democratic
Party base, a rank-and-file voter and regular volunteer. There are
certain factors that come up when I and other Democrats talk about 2020,
talk that began months ago. Now we're entering the invisible primary,
with more discussion to sort out which candidates w
by russell I read this piece in the Washington Post with a mix of pride
and affection. Affection for the people portrayed here, who remind me
of my own mother's people, immigrants and plain old American poor people
clawing their way into the middle class in 20th C Brooklyn and Queens
and New Jersey. Affection for the many people I know who left behind
often quite successful lives in other places
by liberal japonicus A discussion about learning languages briefly
broke out after the subject of immigrants learning English came up.
While I'm not going to be the thread police here, I'm starting this
thread to talk about how you and others learned/are learning/used to
learn languages rather than societal issues that are involved. Pointless
rambles about the nature of language, writing and lear
by wj We are all familiar with the phenomena of a figure in public life
who seemed to promise one thing but then failed to live up to
expectations. But there are also those for whom we have expectations,
who go on to fulfill them (in whole or in part). Today, we have one of
the latter:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-trump-restrictions-on-transgender-troops
by liberal japonicus [Title should be sung to the tune of Rawhide] This
weekend is the weekend of the Daigaku Nyūshi Sentā Shiken (大学入試センター試験).
A page giving a brief explanation is here . As tenured faculty at a
university that is a test site for the senta shiken, I have to proctor
the test roughly 3 years out of 4 and this year, I don't have to. I
generally agree to do everything that my Japanes
Pesticide Action Network
Stopping the use of Bayer’s (Monsanto) flagship herbicide Roundup might
be perceived as a David and Goliath fight against a multi-billion
dollar company, but when your local water department defends its use,
the issue becomes personal and contentious in a small community . Chris
Moran shares the story of how she and a dedicated group of community
members fought back against glyphosate use in thei
Mai Nguyen (they/them) is a grain farmer, the California Organizer with
the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC), and a founding member of
the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC). PAN’s Farmer Justice
Fellow Moretta Browne recently talked with Mai about co-organizing the
California Farmer Justice Collaborative. How were you involved with
co-founding the California Farmer Justice Col
This is the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. With no
federal food safety inspections, limited access to USDA loan programs
for farmers, and climate and environmental research at a standstill, our
food system — and all of us — are at risk. Meanwhile, over 800,000
federal workers are expecting a second missed paycheck this week, and
the president’s State of the Union address has been ca
A week after the inauguration of Governor Gavin Newsom and a few days
into the legislative session, the California Food and Farming Network
(CFFN) and the California Food Policy Council (CAFPC) have released the
2018 Food & Farm Scorecard — a report revealing the policy votes of
California’s 120 elected state legislators on food and farming issues.
Pesticide Action Network is a member of CFFN. Wh
Find out how a group of community members fought back, and won, against
their local water department's use of the herbicide Roundup. Learn more
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Christina Perez expands on how farming has changed her way of thinking
and where she looks for solutions with the Social Justice Learning
Institute. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
Real History Blog
On
the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of over 60
prominent American citizens is calling upon Congress to reopen the
investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Signers of the joint statement include Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew
of Reverend King and past president of the Southern
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
It's
that time of year again. With 75% of the country getting hit by the
polar vortex , I thought I'd better re-run this ever-popular and
necessary piece. Whether you’re entitled to be paid when the office is
closed depends on whether you are “exempt” salaried or not. Just being
salaried doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t entitled to overtime. It’s
possible to be salaried and still non-exempt fro
The
viral video of the woman being physically attacked by a customer at
McDonalds over an anti-straw law drew much applause from folks who
admired the way the cashier defended herself. However, she's now
suspended and faces being fired for not allowing herself to be beaten
up. Should you be able to defend yourself if attacked at work? Common
sense says yes, but at-will laws say no. Most employers
Honestly,
I thought about skipping predictions this year, because what's
happening with the president is unpredictable. However, I'll take my
best shot. Here are my predictions for employment law in 2019: Florida
might be more pro-employee : Although our new governor was a Trump pick,
I don't think that's the end of the story. He's already fighting to
lift some legislatively-imposed restrictions o
Every
once in awhile someone tells me they were constructively discharged, so
they want to sue. They're surprised when I say, "For what?" That's
because there’s no such cause of action or claim. Just because you were
constructively discharged, that doesn't automatically equal a lawsuit
any more than being fired equals a lawsuit. Constructive discharge is
where an employee quits work for good cause
Nationalism, War, and The Future of The Middle East By S. Farah for
Syria Comment – January 25, 2019 “Nationalism is a great danger for
Europe, for all the European countries. In the history of Europe,
nationalism has always meant wars, and the last great war started right
in the heart of Europe… The real breakthrough, made at the end of World
War II is leaving behind nationalism and national ego
The Duck of Minerva
This is a guest post from Elsy Gonzalez , a PhD candidate from the
University of Chicago in the Department of Political Science. Last
Wednesday, January 23, President Trump recognized Venezuelan opposition
leader, Juan Guaidó’s claim to the presidency. Through this statement,
Trump ultimately rejected Nicolas Maduro’s government and hedged his bet
on regime change in this South American country.
The attempt to formalize peer-review capital via Publons is just too
much. I don't need, nor want, every aspect of my academic capital turned
into a public metric. — Dan Nexon (@dhnexon) January 25, 2019 What’s
the right amount of reviews to do in a year? For my university’s annual
performance review, I went through and counted how many I did last year,
which included some grant and book proposal
This is a guest post from Brent Sasley, Associate Professor at the
University of Texas at Arlington and chair of the ISA Online Media
Caucus. Just a reminder that nominations for the Duckies (Online
Achievement in International Studies) will close February 1, but we are
still accepting nominations until then! Send nominations to
onlinemediacaucus@gmail.com . Self-nominations are welcome. The cate
This is a guest post, the first of two, by Eric Parajon, Richard
Jordan, and Marcus Holmes. Eric Parajon is a recent graduate of William
& Mary and currently a Project Manager for the Teaching, Research,
and International Policy Project. Richard Jordan is an assistant
professor at Baylor University. He researches game theory, security, and
leadership. Marcus Holmes is an associate professor of Go
This is a guest post from Brent Sasley, Associate Professor at the
University of Texas at Arlington and chair of the ISA Online Media
Caucus. ISA 2019 is coming up fast, so it’s time to start thinking about
the Duckies! A lot has happened in the last year, and scholars and
researchers have been more active than ever in trying to help us figure
it all out. Let’s recognize their efforts! The Online
This is the second of two guest posts ]by Eric Parajon, Richard Jordan,
and Marcus Holmes. The first can be found here . In our last post, we
explored recent TRIP survey data illustrating that International
Relations scholars overwhelmingly blame President Donald J. Trump for a
perceived decline in America’s international respect. We also detailed
how this individual level explanation seemed at o
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