Tip of the Hat to JZ Liszkiewicz
Berto Jongman: Domestic Violence Costs Most & Kills More Than Civil Wars
Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
An example of true cost economic knowledge.
Domestic Violence Kills More People Than Wars, Global Study Finds
Domestic violence is more costly than warfare, in terms of both lives lost and dollars spent, according to a new report that says the issue is largely overlooked.
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Anthony Judge: Evil Rules — How To Stay Evil….
Cultural Intelligence
Guidelines for Engaging in Armageddon Now
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Raul Castro: Pope So Impressive I Might Return to Church
08 Wild Cards, Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
Castro: This pope's so impressive, I might return to church
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After leaving the Vatican, Castro, the brother of Fidel, the revolutionary leader who brought the Communists to power in Cuba, gushed with praise for Francis. The pontiff “is a Jesuit, and I, in some way, am too,” Castro said at a news conference. “I always studied at Jesuit schools.”
“When the pope goes to Cuba in September, I promise to go to all his Masses, and with satisfaction,” Castro said at a news conference at the office of Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, whom he met with after the Vatican talks. “I read all the speeches of the pope, his commentaries, and if the pope continues this way, I will go back to praying and go back to the church, and I'm not joking,” he said.
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Mini-Me: Organization of American States Fails — Obama Blocks “Right to Health Care” — Should UNASUR “Occupy” the OAS HQS?
Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
Huh?
U.S. Blocked Declaration of “Right to Health Care”, Says Bolivia’s President at OAS Summit
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has blamed U.S. President Barack Obama for the failure of the recent OAS (Organization of American States) Summit of the Americas to issue a final declaration, and he says that a major sticking point for Mr. Obama was Obama’s opposition to a provision in the proposed declaration that would have said that health care is “a human right.” Mr. Obama insisted that it’s instead a privilege, access to which must be based primarily upon an individual’s ability-to-pay, as is the case in the United States.
SchwartzReport: DNA of Poor Deteriorating — PBI: Is This Mass Genocide Against the Poor?
01 Poverty, 03 Environmental Degradation, 06 Genocide, 07 Health, 07 Other Atrocities, 09 Justice, 10 Transnational Crime, 11 Society, Civil Society, Commerce, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Government
Some days, when I do SR by the time I am through I just feel that with the level of stupidity and greed that pervades our culture we don't deserve to survive, and probably won't. This is one of those stories.
Scientists Find Alarming Deterioration In DNA Of The Urban Poor
Chuck Spinney: Why the Toleration of Brilliant Eccentricity Should Be a Metric for Military Vitality
Cultural Intelligence
Why the Toleration of Brilliant Eccentricity Should Be a Metric for Military Vitality
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Of course, those prone to doctrinaire thinking always make up the majority, and the careerists at the top of the greasy pole of blind ambition view these few eccentrics as crazy lunatics, as royal pains in the ass, and most importantly, as threats who should be purged from the bureaucratic system, lest they poison the impressionable minds of younger officers and enlisted men. But to my thinking, these eccentrics are the creative jewels in the military’s crown, as well as being a joy to be around, and I think the degree of begrudging tolerance for the small number of eccentric geniuses is a little-examined indicator of the vitality of any military institution.
