I’m often asked whether consumers are better or worse off since the modern consumer movement took hold in the nineteen sixties. Let’s look at the … Consumer Protection Progress and Regress – From the Sixties to NowRead more
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Billionaires Are Not Morally Qualified To Shape Human Civilization
Human civilization is being engineered in myriad ways by an unfathomably wealthy class who are so emotionally and psychologically stunted that they refuse to end … Billionaires Are Not Morally Qualified To Shape Human CivilizationRead more
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No, We’re Not All in This Together
Media outlets keep telling us that we’re all together in this pandemic. But we’re not. The super-rich have separated themselves from the rest of us, … No, We’re Not All in This TogetherRead more
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We Need a Collective Response to the Collective Dilemma of Coronavirus
I write this in the midst of the coronavirus crisis in New York City. It is a difficult time to know exactly how to respond … We Need a Collective Response to the Collective Dilemma of CoronavirusRead more
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The New Puritans
“It was no great distance, in those days, from the prison-door to the market-place. Measured by the prisoner’s experience, however, it might be reckoned a … The New PuritansRead more
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Building bonds between males leads to more offspring for chimpanzees
A study led by the University of Michigan, in collaboration with Arizona State and Duke universities, examined why male chimpanzees form close relationships with each … Building bonds between males leads to more offspring for chimpanzeesRead more
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Workplace incivility is on the rise
a new Portland State University study found that employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil to others — a worrying … Workplace incivility is on the riseRead more
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Why Anthropology Matters
In 2012, both Kiplinger and Forbes ranked anthropology as the least valuable undergraduate major, unleashing a small wave of indignation as many outside the field … Why Anthropology MattersRead more
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MGNREGA never intended to categorise workers based on caste
The Government of India amended the payment procedure for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) some time ago. Due to this, MGNREGA … MGNREGA never intended to categorise workers based on casteRead more