But truth can set them free. George Pell’s funeral presents a problem for Australia’s Catholic bishops. They will be comfortable gathering to give their colleague his rightful requiem and final dismissal, according to the rights of the church. They will know, however, that as the Catholic community looks on it will be preoccupied by one Continue reading »
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The Justice Secretary’s long and “dangerous” campaign to scrap the Human Rights Act was “pushed forward by parts of the media” smarting from privacy laws
So Laura Tingle, the ABC’s 7.30 political editor, has nominated for the staff-elected director position on the ABC board. Interesting. Outgoing SED (staff-elected director) is Dr Jane Connors, a social historian, broadcaster and editorial policies executive. Notably, within months of joining the board in 2018 for her statutory five year term, Connors found herself with other Continue reading »
In Ukraine and in other parts of the world, Western violence and supremacy has been abetted by its educated more than any other group. This has been clear for the history of the British Empire, one of the most violent to traverse the globe along with its offspring; even the warmongering and provocations of the Continue reading »
Scientific research shows that the environmental impacts of human civilisation have exceeded several planetary boundaries. To avoid societal collapse and to assist the transition to an ecologically sustainable civilisation, we must transition to a steady-state economy. Like Roger Beale, Michael Keating is reluctant to accept the scientific assessments of the threat to civilisation. Keating restates Continue reading »
Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi reveals thousands of pages withheld and an unknown number destroyed The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) under Keir Starmer and the Swedish Prosecution Authority (SPA) destroyed or hid thousands of pages of evidence showing their correspondence in pursuit of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, an author and investigative journalist has found after […]
On the passing away of Luigi Pasinetti
Everyone at INET is deeply saddened to learn that Luigi Pasinetti has passed away. Professor Pasinetti was both a great economist and a friend of INET. His life and works are instructive at many levels, not least because, along with the very similar case of Joan Robinson, they highlight the rank partisanship of the Nobel Prize committee in economics. But that is a discussion for another day. For now, INET wants to express its heartfelt condolences to Professor Pasinetti’s wife Carmela and his family.
INET produced an extended video series with Dr. Pasinetti some years ago.
We also published an outstanding introduction to much of his work by Professor Joseph Halevi.
Steven Moffat has some high hopes for what Russell T. Davies can bring to the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who (but he's still not coming back).
Brian Beutler’s analysis is 100% correct: There’s a theory, popular among liberals, that most of politics is downstream from economics, where rising tides lifting all boats should also leave reactionaries treading water—yet America is booming and reactionaries are as emboldened as ever The center-left’s response to this unfortunate reality is to appeal to MAGA voters with manufacturing jobs and culture-war concessions and hope for the best But the best way to deradicalize the GOP isn’t indirectly by softening up its voters with better industrial policy; it’s directly, by making the party’s extremism and corruption a first order liability for all of its candidates BOOM AND GLOOM By certain measures, we’re living through a brighter morning in America than the younger half of the population has ever experienced. Not by all measures. There’s always a great deal of ruin in a nation, and ours is currently experiencing a decrease in life expectancy, excess death from a new endemic disease, the reversal of progress toward social equality on certain fronts, and very expensive eggs.
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So the IMF has come late to the transitory inflation party. What was obvious months ago is now at the forefront of IMF forecasts. Better late than never I suppose. It is becoming clear that most indicators are still not predicting a major demand-side collapse in most nations. Growth has moderated slightly and the forward indicators are looking up. At the same time, the inflation data around the world is suggesting the price pressures have peaked and lower inflation rates are expected. Real wages continue to fall, which means that the inflationary pressures were not being driven by wages. So no wage-price spiral mechanism at play. And PMI data and related indicators (such as shipping costs, etc) suggest the supply constraints which drove the inflationary pressures are easing. So has all this been the work of the interest rate rises imposed on nations by central bankers (bar Japan)? Not likely. The rising interest rates and falling inflation are coincidental rather than causal. Which means the damage to low income debt holders and the bank profits boom from the higher rates was for what?...
Data discrimination occurs when individuals or groups are treated unfairly because of characteristics or traits identified through the collection and analysis of their data. This can take many forms, such as denying individuals access to certain services or opportunities because of their race, gender, age, or other personal characteristics. Council’s should use technology to support […]
Make it stop! Even readers not “of a certain age” have seen the inescapable Medicare Advantage ads on TV promising seniors more health care for less. Why, they’ll even add money to your Social Security check every single month! It sounds too good to be true. You know why. Consumer complaints about the ads have doubled in just the last year, reports Forbes. A Senate committee found “evidence that beneficiaries are being inundated with aggressive marketing tactics as well as false and misleading information.” Congressman Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin and former co-chair of the congressional progressive caucus (CPC), has seen enough. He may be in the House minority, but he’s playing “the long game.” On Wednesday, he will reintroduce the Save Medicare Act aimed at reinforcing traditional Medicare. It may go nowhere this session, but he’s building support for when Democrats regain a House majority (The Guardian): The bill targets Medicare Advantage plans, which Pocan and his allies say the plans have turned into a cash grab for insurance companies.
The Prime Minister has still not published his tax returns – months after originally promised – triggering questions about what they may contain, reports Adam Bienkov
On this week’s Lever Time Premium: David is joined by Russell Brand to discuss his evolution from comedian to political content creator, and we interview the authors of Chokepoint Capitalism.
Apoiadores de atos golpistas, sojeiros lucraram com valorização – e avançaram por uma área equivalente ao território do Sergipe.
The post Com Bolsonaro, preço das terras dobrou em capitais do agronegócio em Mato Grosso appeared first on The Intercept.
Democrats codify right to abortion in L’Étoile du Nord It’s surprising that this isn’t getting more notice (The New Republic): One day after the Republican National Committee directed Republicans to “go on offense” against abortion rights, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill codifying abortion rights as a guaranteed right to Minnesotans. The legislation will shield residents from any looming Republican attacks, even those that come from the courts. The Protect Reproductive Options Act, or PRO Act, codifies protections to reproductive health care, including abortion, birth control, sterilization, and family planning and fertility services. The act, just a page long, guarantees that “every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual’s own reproductive health.” The new law comes as Minnesota Democrats now lead all three chambers of the government, as they maintained the state House and governorship, and took control of the state Senate in November. In a midterm election partially defined by backlash against the overturning of Roe v.
Woefully underpaid because of inflation vs. Makes 25 percent more because of inflation.
Five years experience at the company with an intimate knowledge of the department vs. Wants to shake up the status quo without understanding the company or what anyone actually does yet.
Data Analyst vs. Strategic Director of Data Analytics and Integrated Marketing.
Overworked and under-supported vs. Overly schmoozy and getting under your skin with all the probing questions.
Prepares a twenty-slide deck regarding the recent paid search campaign vs. Leans back and says, “I feel like we can do more to tap into current trends, you know? At the influencer level?” Then squints at you for fifteen uninterrupted seconds until a small green droplet secretes from their tear duct.
Cries in the bathroom stall several times a day vs. Never seems to go to the bathroom at all.
Drives a 2013 Toyota RAV4 vs. Rides a weird prototype e-bike to and from a shimmering apartment building you’ve never seen before until last week when those bizarre tremors started.
Photo: Krita beta-testing session; two monitors, four Wacom tablets (2012).
This article details my experience with all the graphic tablets I used since 2002. This article started a decade ago and receives constant updates and new paragraph along the years of practise (last update, February 2023).
F.A.Q:
Q: What tablet do you use now?
A: By 2023, I'm using a Wacom Intuos Pro Large, you can see a photo and a quick review of it at the end of this article.
Q: What is the best tablet to start digital-painting with?
A: I think a A5 sized regular tablet (medium/A5). Avoid the A6 size (10x15cm), they are too small to draw or paint.
Q: Why do you have many tablets?
A: Ask to a professional guitarist why he has so many guitars. Same answer here :-)
“There is room to think creatively about how to improve learning and love of philosophy via innovation in pedagogy.” That’s Russell Marcus, professor of philosophy at Hamilton College, and Catherine Schmitt, an undergraduate at Hamilton studying philosophy and neuroscience, writing about the experiments in philosophy teaching they’ve facilitated as part of the Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP). In the following guest post, they share some observations about successful philosophy teaching innovations, and invite readers to share their own. What Do Experiments in Philosophy Teaching Look Like? by Russell Marcus and Catherine Schmitt We often think of innovations in our philosophy teaching in terms of introducing new content. Student learning, though, may depend as much on how we teach as it does on what we teach. Moreover, since few of our undergraduate philosophy students will continue on to graduate work, and since philosophy departments are widely under pressure to justify our curricula and classes, attention to improving the classroom experiences of our students is essential.
Ellie Newis digs into the post-Brexit recruitment and retention crisis in the NHS
The Labour Leader is being urged to keep his promises on reforming democracy, Josiah Mortimer reports
Adaptation to the effects of climate change remains 'overlooked', according to a new report by the Government's independent advisory body on tackling the issue
Dubious forensic techniques have spread throughout the criminal justice system for decades. Here’s what ProPublica has learned about junk forensic science techniques and how they proliferate.
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