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in PoliticsA New World With Social Credit Philosophies

At the start of the last century C.H. Douglas may have been ahead of his time in proposing a social credit system - maybe the time is right to accept some of his ideas if we ever expect to move forward economically and sociallyby robertabud / on Feb 28, 2011
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “social policy”
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Child poverty rampant in Canadian cities
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The story of child poverty in Canada is very much an urban story. One out of every 10 children living in urban areas was poor in 2010, compared to one in 20 children living in non-urban areas. Three quarters (or 76%) of all poor children in Canada lived in one of the urban centres shown in the chart below.* Child ...1 week ago -
Slice of ancient Thessaloniki to remain in situ
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A section of ancient Thessaloniki discovered during subway construction in 2006 and threatened with removal to accommodate the state company in charge of building the rail will remain in place where it was found . This is a big turn-around from four months ago when the ancient remains were slated to be moved far out ...2 weeks ago -
Exclusion and protest: people left out in the street can make a difference
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Yesterday,as various sources report ( BBC , Indy ), five disabled people lost their HighCourt challenge over the governments decision to abolish the IndependentLiving Fund (ILF). Only from Zoe Williams’s less resigned accountin the Guardian do we learn that: ‘Its an inaccessiblecourtroom, so the people who ...3 weeks ago -
Are Extroverts to Blame for Excessive Risk-Taking?
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Given the lameness of the bible of psychological diagnostics, the DSM, it’s pretty easy for the lay public to play armchair psychologist, particularly in the realm of organizational behavior. The Financial Times supplies an unadulterated dose tonight in the form of an article titled, Call in the nerds – finance ...3 weeks ago -
News: “IASS Academics Showcase New Approaches to Using Social Media for Research, Teaching & Learning”
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Just posting an article from the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Applied Social Studies website that involves me. The original news article can be viewed by clicking here. IASS Academics Showcase New Approaches to Using Social Media for Research, Teaching & Learning On Friday 19th April, two IASS ...3 weeks ago -
Online Marketing Strategy Tips: Quality over Quantity
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if you’ve ever watched how major brands use social media and online marketing channels, it can be impressive and even somewhat intimidating to see how often they put out fresh content. What may not be as apparent, though, is the amount of thought and response to metrics that goes into their strategy, and how what ...3 weeks ago -
Workers Day approaching
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As workers day is approaching, I believe these should be the main demands in Malta for this year. First: a battle against precarious employment and for decent jobs. All public service contracts, both governmental and local, should have clear clauses against precarious employment, and employers with negative track ...3 weeks ago -
Denmark Rethinks Its Much Too Generous Welfare State
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That Abe Greenwald piece reminded me of this one, at NYT, " Danes Rethink a Welfare State Ample to a Fault ": COPENHAGEN — It began as a stunt intended to prove that hardship and poverty still existed in this small, wealthy country, but it backfired badly. Visit a single mother of two on welfare, a liberal member ...3 weeks ago -
The Senate Background Check Vote Was Disgraceful, But The Fight For Common-Sense Gun Regulation Has Just Begun
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The United States Senate should be ashamed of itself. In a 54 to 46 vote last week, the Senate failed to overcome a Republican filibuster and voted down a gun-buyer background check amendment that is supported by nearly 90 percent of Americans . After the vote, two women shouted “Shame on you!” from the ...3 weeks ago -
Alternative Proposals
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Alternative Proposals “ the Fine Gael health minister proposes a panel of two obstetricians and four psychiatrists - one of whom must be a perinatal psychiatrist – to assess a woman who is seeking an abortion on the grounds of suicide ideation…there are only three perinatal ...3 weeks ago -
Maltas deficit and the impossibility of neutral policy
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Malta’s deficit stands at 3.3%, higher than the established Maastricht Treaty 3% threshold, the European Union statistical office Eurostat confirmed. In the past months, in the run-up to the general elections, and before Malta’s 2012 official financial figures were out, I had publicly stated that Malta’s ...3 weeks ago -
Support for my view of courting from… Jane Austen?!!
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I get into a lot of trouble because I have this loooong list of questions that I pose to women during courtship in order to evaluate them for marriage, and to let them know how I want them to prepare for my plan for the marriage. Basically, my view of courting is that it is the time for the man to present his ...4 weeks ago -
How to achieve shared prosperity even if wages aren’t rising
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See here . This is a framing essay I prepared for a conference on progressive governance organized by Policy Network and Global Progress. The full set of conference essays is here .5 weeks ago


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