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Globalism Failed to Deliver the Economy We Need

October 17, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The New York Times published a Guest Essay titled “Globalism Failed to Deliver the Economy We Need” by Rana Foroohar.     But the chaos is transitory, as it is largely driven by the tumult that attends any transition from an old economic order to a new one. Every economy goes through cycles of expansion … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Finanace, History, Pandemic, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: economists, global economy., Neoliberalism, philosophy, political economy

Linda McAlister, Philosopher and Founder of Feminist Journal, Dies at 82

December 15, 2021 by sergneri 2 Comments

Linda McAlister, Philosopher and Founder of Feminist Journal, Dies at 82 [NY Times Obituary – paywall] She was among a collective of philosophy professors who started Hypatia, the first major scholarly publication to view the discipline from a feminist lens. By Penelope Green Dec. 14, 2021

Posted in: Feminism, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Science Tagged: Azizah Al-Hibri, Brooklyn College, Hypatia, lesbian, Mary Ellen Waithe, Ph.D., philosophy, Rush Limbaugh, sexism, Society for Women in Philosophy, Women Philosophers, women’s studies

Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union

July 5, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Always good to read Chompsky’s views and, as usual, he clarifies the issues in today’s State of the Union. From the New York Times, July 5, 2017. On nuclear war, actions in Syria and at the Russian border raise very serious threats of confrontation that might trigger war, an unthinkable prospect. Furthermore, Trump’s pursuit of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: alternative facts, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Bertrand Russell, Clintonite New Democrats, George Yancy, Noam Chomsky, nuclear war, philosophers, philosophy, post-truth, Republicans, the Democratic Party, Trumpism

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