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TTIP defeated by activists

mardi 15 novembre 2016 à 01:00

TTIP Was Defeated by Activists — before the stolen election that Trump almost won.

Trump may be responsible for stopping the TPP from being passed in the US during the coming lame duck session of Congress. If so, we benefited, but his goal was not really to end the economic harm that globalization does to working people. He wants plutocracy with a different business model.

Hottest year

mardi 15 novembre 2016 à 01:00

'It Was Too Hot, Even to Leave Home': Stories from the World's Hottest Year.

In Nigeria, Alaska, Russia, India, Finland, Thailand, Australia, Malawi, Brazil, the heat affects people's lives.

It's interesting that Boko Haram, like PISSI, seems to have got its chance from global heating.

Masculine culture

mardi 15 novembre 2016 à 01:00

Masculine Culture Responsible for Keeping Women out of Computer Science, Engineering.

"Stag party" social pressure

mardi 15 novembre 2016 à 01:00

Many men loathe lewd "stag parties". It seems they participate because they don't know how to say no to social pressure.

I hope they start trying to resist social pressure soon. A few uncomfortable visits to a strip club won't ruin your life, but a habit of letting people pressure you into drinking to excess can make you an alcoholic, and that can kill you.

Copyright aggression

mardi 15 novembre 2016 à 01:00

Shame on composer Wendy Carlos for copyright aggression.

Don't pay for anything that includes her music.