Education, Society and Economy
Higher education ... open courseware movement
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Organizations ... Education
Saylor.org
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Organizations ... Education
Peer-to-Peer University, based in California. Known as P2PU
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Organizations ... Education
University of the People
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Lobbying, Society and Economy
Revolving door
People with political connections swarm around the halls of Congress ... lobbying, a legal form of corrupting politics
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Internet, Society and Economy
Internet freedom is winning?
Donny Shaw, of 'Fight for the Future' writes that SOPA has become toxic ... Freedom is winning.
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Internet, Society and Economy
The fight to maintain Internet freedom
January 2012 ... The Largest Online Protest In History Started Here
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Internet, Society and Economy
Fight to maintain Internet freedom
New York Times reports that huge Public Outcry Over Antipiracy Bills Began as Grass-Roots Grumbling
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Internet, Society and Economy
Fighting to maintain Internet Freedom
IdeaLab Talking Points on How The Web Killed SOPA and PIPA
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Internet, Society and Economy
Mark Fiore Snuggly SOPA-PIPA
Pulitzer Winning Animated Editorial Cartoonist Mark FioreTakes on SOPA and PIPA
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People ... Internet Industry
Movers and Shakers
The people who organized the fight for Internet Freedom and opposition to the SOPA and PIPA legislation in the US Congress
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Internet, Society and Economy
Keeping control of Intellectual Property (IP)
January 19, New York Times reports that former Senator Dodd Calls for Hollywood and Silicon Valley to Meet
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Internet, Society and Economy
Freedom of the Internet is a complex subject
Jaron Lanier, a NYT OP-ED contributor talks about her view of the false ideals of the web
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People ... US Politics
Senator John McCain
January 2012 ... John McCain Goes Off Message, Predicts 'Major Scandal' Related To Unlimited Political Giving
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Manufacturing, Society and Economy
The case of an auto-parts manufacturer
According to Tom Friedman 'Average Is Over' and America cannot compete ... but he is wrong, America has never been average and need not start now!
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Manufacturing, Society and Economy
The case of an auto-parts manufacturer
Adam Davidson: Making It in America ... the issue of jobs and wages AND the issue of business profit and company survival
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Manufacturing, Society and Economy
The case of an auto-parts manufacturer
David Brooks expresses his thoughts after reading the Adam Davidson article in The Atlantic
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People ... US politics
Newt Gingrich
Rachel Maddow on January 27, 2012 presenting about Newt Gingrich ... thinking boldly about the future ... setting up on the moon!
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People ...US Politics
Mitt Romney
Rachel Maddow on January 27, 2012 presenting about Mitt Romney ... problems of financial disclosure ... issue of gays ...
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Politics, Society and Economy
The US State of Georgia
Rachel Maddow reports on what is going on in the US State of Georgia over the birthplace of President Obama ... the 'birthers'
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Politics, Society and Economy
PolitiFact
Rachel Maddow goes after the performance of PolitiFact's checking and interpretation of facts!
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World News, Society and Economy
AlJazeera English articles
Many of the links for the AlJazeera English collection as of Januarty 27, 2012
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People ... Finance
Mohamed A. El-Erian
PLACEHOLDER ... Mohamed A. El-Erian is the CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, the world's largest bond trader
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People ... Political Leaders
Tony Blair
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People ... Public Intellectual
Howard Zinn
Naom Chomsky ... Remembering Howard Zinn ... The historian and activist dedicated his life to 'the countless small actions of unknown people'.
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War on Terror, Society and Economy
Better to have less War on Terror not more!
Jonathan Hafetz writes Obama's failed human rights moment ... More than 10 years after 9/11, US politicians are expanding the 'War on Terror' instead of scaling it back.
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People ... US Politics
Governor Daniels
Rachel Maddow ... Unions rights being stripped in Indiana
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Activism, Society and Economy
Ms Civil Society vs Mr Unaccountable
Rebecca Solnit ... The Occupy movement has taken the development of civil society into a previously unimaginable direction.
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Activism, Society and Economy
Is it time to occupy the world?
Danny Schechter ... If the Occupy movement hopes to achieve anything, they must organise and create a proactive strategy.
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Country ... Sudan
No agreement between Sudan and South Sudan over oil revenues
Will China help out the West in Sudan? Sudan is holding South Sudan to ransom, but there is no money to pay!
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Country ... Iran
Is Iran going nuclear?
Jim Lobe writes that there is growing elite opposition in US to a strike on Iran over their nuclear bomb development
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Sustainability, Society and Economy
The solutions generation
Robert Costanza ... The next generation will have to bring about major transitions in order to build a more sustainable future.
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Metrics, Society and Economy
GDP growth is no measure of societal progress
Nic Marks ... The accumulation of a nation's wealth bears little relation to the happiness of its citizens, so why measure GDP growth?
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Happiness, Society and Economy
The pursuit of happiness
Robert Costanza ... In Bhutan, progress is measured by how happy people are, not how much wealth people have.
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Energy, Society and Economy
Can nuclear power be part of the solution?
Robert Costanza ... The total costs of producing nuclear power need to be re-evaluated in a more pragmatic way.
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Happiness, Society and Economy
The economics of happiness
Jeffrey Sachs ... In Bhutan, national policy emphasises increasing people's happiness, rather than income.
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Economic Data, Society and Economy
USA ... trend of Federal Government Expenditures
Federal Government Expenditures have declined substantially in Q4 of 2011
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Organizations ... Africa
Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative (AGI)
Tony Blair: Sierra Leone has much to celebrate ... 10 years after the end of war in Sierra Leone
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People ... US Politics
Newt Gingrich
Joe Scarborough writes about the Newt who was in Congress in the 1980s ... 'The Newt I know'
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Happiness, Society and Economy
The official pursuit of happiness
Derek Bok ... Policymakers should focus less on GDP - and more on what researchers have shown to consistently make people happy.
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Metrics, Society and Economy
UK to launch 'happiness' index ...
Government to measure 'general well-being' of population at a time when tough austerity measures are beginning to bite.
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Happiness, Society and Economy
Happiness linked to income
Forget everything your therapist told you and focus on your CV: A new study says that paycheck rules your state of mind.
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Landmines, Society and Economy
Landmines in a militarised culture: Threat or security?
Preethi Nallu ... In Myanmar, landmines are used by the military, non-state armed groups - and even civilians.
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Country ... Tunisia
Tunisia: A revolutionary model
A year after the Jasmine Revolution, can the country's new government fix the vast social injustices that triggered it? Includes excellent interview with Moncef Marzouki, interim President of Tunisia and others
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Workplace Safety, Society and Economy
Working Man's Death ... Brothers
Using little more than their bare hands, gangs of Pakistani workers pull ships apart to sell the scrap metal.
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Workplace Safety, Society and Economy
Working Man's Death ... Heroes
AlJazeera follows Ukrainian miners as they go underground to dig the last pieces of coal from exhausted mine shafts.
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Workplace Safety, Society and Economy
Working Man's Death ... Lions
In a crowded Nigerian slaughterhouse blood, fire and smoke are normal working conditions.
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Workplace Safety, Society and Economy
Working Man's Death ... Ghosts
In east Java, men climb steep paths carrying heavy loads of sulphur rock from the mouth of a volcano.
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Country ... Zimbabwe
To Yuan or not to Yuan, that is the question
January 2012 ... The government of Zimbabwe is considering using China's Yuan as their national currency.
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Sex, Society and Economy
Let’s talk dirty
Pakistan is a 'family values' culture ... but by failing to teach essential information, youth are exploited and womnen die needlessly
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