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Jean Lievens: Social Europe on Digital Revolution – Impact on Work and Inequality

What Impact Does The Digital Revolution Have On Work And Inequality? The following is a transcript of a Social Europe podcast in which Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses the impact of the Digital Revolution on the nature of work and inequality with Michael A. Osborne, Associate Professor in Machine Learning and Co-Director of the Oxford Martin …

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Review: Transforming the Dream – Ecologism and the Shaping of an Alternative American Vision

Charles Bednar 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 Star Synthesis, Starting Point for Anyone Who Wishes to Think Holistically, July 4, 2015 The author taught me most of what I retain in the way of political science fundamentals during our time together at Muhlenberg College, where he was former Chair of the Department of Political …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Technology Can Be Toxic

Technology Takes It on the Nose I put this passage in my quote file: But technology is not neutral – and neither is code nor numbers. There are human, subjective judgments lurking behind the apparent objectivity offered by algorithms and the “user-friendly” operating systems. These technologies perform almost magically, while at the same time enabling …

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Patrick L. Smith: US & NATO Restart Cold War + NATO RECAP

We restarted the Cold War: The real story about the NATO buildup that the New York Times won’t tell you Our leaders and media push time-worn nonsense about American innocence, while taking aggressive moves. Look out EXTRACT As of this week, leaders who know nothing about leading, thinkers who do not think and opinion-shaping poseurs …

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IVN Steele on Electoral Reform Part 16: The Statement of Demand

IVN Steele on Electoral Reform Part 16: The Statement of Demand Independent Voter Network, 20 April 2012 I am neither wealthy nor influential.  All I have is intelligence and integrity.  Neither of these appear to be in demand at this time.  As I look at all of the candidates running for President — without exception …

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