In a world where 2 billion more people have entered the workforce since 1989, the insecurity of those suddenly forced to compete that much harder was always bound to grow. If you’re one of the beneficiaries of this massive upheaval, you’re fine. But for the millions who fear they are losing out, and who see …
Oil companies are circling Virunga National Park in the Congo, home to several endangered wildlife species such as mountain gorillas. The oil company thugs stoop to bribery and murder. The Government is silent saying they must support anything that will lift their people out of poverty. One could be more impressed if they were putting …
A post-election message by Harry Cook How lovely it would be to trade belief and believing for experience and reason. That was the great contribution of Franklin Delano Roosevelt who birthed an America that, like the autumnal doe, takes care of its young, its weak and those however disadvantaged through no fault of their own. …
Why has Obama’s popularity plummeted? He has accomplished a great deal that is not getting talked about. He is the victim of the press and his opponents (some racist) that keep chanting “Obama Care” is bad. This seems to stop further thinking about actual consequences. It reminds of Gov. George Romney whose campaign for the …
Papers and books describe the widening inequality in our society. They provide little understanding of why the 99% put up with it. The explanation of Prof. Justin Friesen et. al. suggest that “When we feel a lack of personal control, we compensate by looking for order or predictability in our environment. So we desire and …