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February 2012
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Greed Is Not Good: Wealth Could make People... →
I feel this title needs a second subtitle which says ‘No Shit Sherlock’. Although it’s plainly obvious, it’s still important to understand the mechanics of it.
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The Importance Of A Strong America
A strong USA has a very profound effect on the rest of the world, and I’m not talking about the military, or even economically per-se, I’m talking about the image and perception of America that we non-Americans all have.
The USA is supposed to be the poster child of the west, the ultimate symbol of western democracy and progress, and the world looks at this symbol for inspiration. It...
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The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides...
– Mae Jamison, TED2002 (via jtotheizzoe)
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Lawrence Lessig - How Money Corrupts Politics And A Plan To Stop It
“We’ve socialised the risk and privatised the benefit.”
“Money erodes trust and low trust erodes participation”
and many other excellent common sense quotes
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Stalemate: Argentina & The UK
Argentina continues to push for international attention on the issue of the Falklands Islands, but in the face of Syria, Iran and North Korea, it’s not difficult to see why The UN has more important issues on their plate and would rather the UK and Argentina, two grown-up democracies, sort this out themselves.
Having had a bit of time to review the sticking points, the most shocking aspect...
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