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26May

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Journalism

How Mass Shooters Pervert A Universal Desire To Make A Difference In The World – A Quest For Significance Gone Horribly Wrong

Agonizing questions are being raised by the recent tragic mass shootings at a school in Texas and a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. As in the recent years’ similar acts of horror at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a Walmart in El Paso, and a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, people want to know how such senseless acts of violence can even happen, why they happen so often, and whether anything can be done to stem their dreadful tide. An easy answer has been to shunt the discourse over to mental illness as the cause and in this way marginalize the problem and identify a ready, if superficial, solution to it: improving mental health. It also absolves the rest of society of responsibility to address a pernicious trend of mass shootings that between 2009 and 2020 claimed 1,363 lives in the U.S...

9 Universal Fashion Hacks For Every Curvy Girl

9Dec

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FASHION

9 Universal Fashion Hacks For Every Curvy Girl

Fashion is your personal statement, irrespective of whether you follow the runway trends or not. While styling is about looking glamorous, you need to keep a check on your comfort factor, as well. It wouldn't be wrong to say that the fashion world is biased towards petite women. They surely have more brands, trends, and choices as compared to others on the plus size. However, we have 9 cool fashion hacks that will help you in styling better, even with a few extra pounds. 1. Choose the right brand. Well, most plus size women don't wear the size they need, which is a grave mistake. Look for brands that deal exclusively in women plus size clothing, so that you find something that's flattering for your size. 2. Wear cotton. If you tend to sweat a lot, you need to skip synthetic clothing t...

4Apr

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Journalism

Universal Basic Income And MLK

I find it fascinating (in a social experiment sort of way) the fanatical, er, passionate reactions I received from my FB "friends" when I posted President-elect Joe Biden's "politricks" about the stimulus checks. I deliberately posted the comment on January 15th (MLK's Birthday). Why? MLK was a fierce advocate for Universal Basic Income (UBI) during his lifetime. In other words, we should be getting at least 2K per month during the pandemic instead of a proposed 2K for a single year. Intriguingly, other OECD countries are giving their citizens as high as 7K per month in UBI. As of December, Australian citizens have gotten 24K since their pandemic in accumulated UBI. If you think in cents, you get cents! If you think in dollars, you get dollars! Let us not settle for the one-cent wine,...

Why Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution We Think It Is

13Dec

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Journalism

Why Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution We Think It Is

The racial wealth gap is real. But a guaranteed income is not going to fix it. Yes, I feel the current distribution of wealth is grotesquely unfair. Yes, I believe that those who cannot or will not work should not be allowed to starve. Yes, I would be against plans to eliminate or cut the existing welfare system as long as it is needed. Yes, I believe that we should build a community in which everyone’s needs are met. Yet I oppose a universal guaranteed basic income. My objections have surprised many people, but they are consistent with what I think is the solution to our economic justice problem. I favor deep democracy replacing the rule of capital in our lives. This would require reparations and the reconstruction of the commons to include the Earth and the financi...