White House economic adviser Larry Summers was greeted with a hostile protest during a speaking appearance on Thursday. Earlier this week, the White House disclosed … Protesters Tell Summers “We Want Our Money Back”Read more
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Mac OS X mistakes and malfeatures
by Richard M. Stallman I have said in speeches that Apple could forcibly impose software changes in Mac OS X, just as Microsoft can with … Mac OS X mistakes and malfeaturesRead more
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Is Microsoft the Great Satan?
Many people think of Microsoft as the monster menace of the software industry. There is even a specific campaign to boycott Microsoft. This feeling has … Is Microsoft the Great Satan?Read more
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How much you can decide about your life
A report on the state of the Gazan economy, where unemployment and poverty rates are among the highest in the world. Despite international pledges of … How much you can decide about your lifeRead more
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Enough is enough. Find zero-growth economy
Since the 1970s, we’ve seen a tremendous increase in inequality, not just simply in this country, but worldwide. And in effect, the assets of the … Enough is enough. Find zero-growth economyRead more
Posted inConsumerism / Economics / Social
The Gospel of Consumption
And the better future we left behind by Jeffrey Kaplan PRIVATE CARS WERE RELATIVELY SCARCE in 1919 and horse-drawn conveyances were still common. In residential … The Gospel of ConsumptionRead more
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Shell Guilty
After legal battles lasting nearly fourteen years, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to pay a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement. Plaintiffs from the … Shell GuiltyRead more
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Happiness
‘Happiness: Lessons from a new science’, by Richard Layard. In a nutshell, ‘Happiness’ is a summary of the scientific study of happiness. It is possible … HappinessRead more
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The land is ours
In 1649, Gerrard Winstanley led one of the UK’s most notable political protests, when his group of forty ‘diggers’ took up residence on St George’s … The land is oursRead more
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Give privacy to Maharashtrians
You must be knowing that MNS and Raj Thackeray’s rebellion against a hindi speaking MLA in the Maharashtra legislative Assembly. This is not a new … Give privacy to MaharashtriansRead more