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US foreign policy

mercredi 4 novembre 2015 à 01:00

In many countries, the US practices a foreign policy that is wicked (and absurd too).

Retreat of ice in Western Antarctica

mercredi 4 novembre 2015 à 01:00

Researchers say that ice in Western Antarctica is irreversibly retreating — there is no way to prevent it from raising sea level by 3 meters, though that will take centuries.

Urgent: Close loophole

mercredi 4 novembre 2015 à 01:00

US citizens: call for closing the carried interest loophole.

Billionaires suppress criticism

mardi 3 novembre 2015 à 01:00

Billionaires including the Koch brothers suppress criticism by donating money to universities, museums, public TV, etc.

The Gates Foundation has done something similar in the field of US education.

For a university to do what Florida State University did, and let donors choose their professors, is a despicable surrender. It would be well for students there to picket the economics department ever year for this.

Wolf-whistles and compliments

mardi 3 novembre 2015 à 01:00

The clash of two world-views about wolf-whistles and compliments.

In the posted highlights of the hours of video made by a woman walking in New York City, some men were very pushy and wouldn't take no for an answer. That's clearly harassment. Even some brief remarks were harsh in their attitude. It is unkind to treat someone that way.

However, there is no need to consider kind complements as harassment. This is not a subjective question. You can get offended when someone says "hello", but that doesn't mean we consider your offense justified.