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US out of UN

samedi 28 janvier 2017 à 01:00

Rumors say the troll might pull the US out of the UN.

The UN might actually become more capable of useful action without the US dragging it in the wrong direction. But it will have less influence and funds.

Measuring society's well-being

samedi 28 janvier 2017 à 01:00

Several parameters that measure society's well-being.

Woman's attacker not charged

samedi 28 janvier 2017 à 01:00

UK prosecutors are reluctant to prosecute domestic violence. Even after a man blinded Akorede Odutayo in one eye, they didn't charge him.

Advances in production efficiency

samedi 28 janvier 2017 à 01:00

Advances in production efficiency do not lead to decrease of demand for material resources.

Eventually, scarcity of the resources will raise the price for them, and that may lead to use of less resources. The problem is that if pollution and other harmful side effects are not charged to whoever extracts the resources, they will "cure" the scarcity by extracting more and more.

This is where we need a democratic state to impose taxes high enough to discourage use of the resources.

The TPP

vendredi 27 janvier 2017 à 01:00

The US is safe from the TPP, but other governments still relish the possibility of subjugating their countries to foreign companies.

The Treacherous Plutocratic Poison would put dooH niboR in charge of any countries that sign it.