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Author Archives: Nanook
Our Constitution is a Disaster
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from occupythegreenparty: It doesn’t matter what system it is it’s the PEOPLE. Somewhere there will be someone who wants to break … Continue reading
Wall Street Needs Big Changes
The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead-in post from littleg: The slight repairs that we [Occupy Wall Street] do is what is crucial to enable us to change the system … Continue reading
Wage Rules Twist Steel Company’s Growth Plans
NPR had a segment in its series on current small business problems titled Wage Rules Twist Steel Company’s Growth Plans . It was upsetting to listen to because it was clear NPR had missed the boat on the larger issues … Continue reading
Posted in Society and Culture
Tagged government, journalism, labor, NPR, prevailing wage, steel workers
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No! We haven’t been here before
The Economist published an article on the recent riots in the UK titled We have been here before . Here is my comment: A common thread in most of the comments, as well as in the article itself, is looking … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Politics, Social Justice, Society and Culture
Tagged Economist, Psychology, Social Collapse, UK Riots
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Radical Cultural Change About To Happen
Francis Sealey started a discussion in the Linked in Group “Our System” about the impending cultural change humanity might face. The topic was, essentially, what are the cultural changes that are happening nationally and globally in the 21st century that … Continue reading
The VALUES question for education
To follow up on a posting I made to the Linked in Group “Our System” about the Khan Academy , (see earlier blog), Ben Wallace asked about the values we now have for education. I commented: Ben. To address the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Progressive Politics, Social Justice
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The Khan Academy
Ben Wallace, in the Linked in Group “Our System” highlighted a website called the Khan Academy which is essentially a free online school. Its goal is, “With a library of over 2,400 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, … Continue reading
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The Ability for System Thinking Is Primarily Inherited
My comment on the Linked In Systems Thinking World group site (see 12/15/10 post on this site) drew a remarkable response. It essentially described the commenter’s experience that, somehow, people who can envision issues as part of a system, have … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Politics, Social Justice, Sustainability
Tagged sustainability, System thinking
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China Takes a Major Step Toward Sustainability
There was an incredible article in the NYT on 2/28/11: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/asia/01beijing.html?_r=1&ref=science The article said, “China’s environment minister on Monday issued an unusually stark warning about the effects of unbridled development on the country’s air, water and soil, saying the nation’s … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Politics, Social Justice, Sustainability
Tagged China, limits to growth, sustainability
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The Pending Disaster from Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Both governments and scientists are irresponsible not to take prompt major steps to address pending major world social collapse threats Continue reading