December 2022 saw the publication of the first two issues of the Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (JHWP). JHWP “is the world’s first journal dedicated to restoring and discussing the history of the texts written by and about women philosophers. The Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists seeks to integrate women’s intellectual heritage into the canon of philosophy, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences… The time period investigated by articles in the Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists ranges from 2200 BCE to the 20th century CE in both the Western and non-Western world.” Its founders and editors are Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn) and Mary Ellen Waithe (Cleveland State, emerita).
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Logic often appears in short supply in politics. This is because great decisions of state are not taken on the merits of the ostensible subject matter, but according to what best advances the career interest of the politicians with the power to decide. Scotland has left the European Union against the will of a large […]
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MTG with the “checkbook!" analogy:
Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer wrote checks the American people can’t pay. Then they worked with Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi to pass the problem to @HouseGOP.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) January 19, 2023
I will not sign off on a clean bill raising the debt ceiling limit! pic.twitter.com/Kne73d73Cp
Ultra MAGA digging in for a slog…
Pekka Kallioniemi assesses the Kremlin's effective use of energy and financial dependency as part of its playbook shaping European politics
. The central problem with the present ‘Machine Learning’ and ‘Big Data’ hype is that so many — falsely — think that they can get away with analyzing real-world phenomena without any (commitment to) theory. But — data never speaks for itself. Data by themselves are useless. Without a prior statistical set-up, there actually are […]
Max Colbert reports from Dartmoor where a Court Ruling has provoked a mass demonstration this weekend over the ancient right to camp in the National Park
The protester was shot and killed on Wednesday during a chaotic raid of the “Stop Cop City” forest defense camp.
The post Activists Demand Independent Investigation After Cops Kill Protester in Atlanta appeared first on scheerpost.com.
It’s the good oooolld “govt as business!” art degree analogy by this person who I guarantee does not even know what Basis of Accounting the US govt uses…. GUARANTEED… lock it…
Would you invest in this business?
— Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) January 19, 2023
Total debt: $31 trillion
Assets: $4.8 trillion
Annual revenue: $4.9 trillion
Annual Income: $1.4 trillion Loss
This is the US Government.
Buried in the High Court judgment which found the Rwanda scheme to be lawful are claims that LGBTQ+ and Middle Eastern asylum seekers have faced discrimination
AMLO may seem like a curious choice for "Tyrant of the Year," especially given the fierce competition for the title. But once you see who leads and finances the NGO in question, it all makes a bit more sense. .
Campaigners fear that laws put in place to safeguard the environment could be ‘accidently’ lost if the Retained EU Law Bill is implemented
A gas mogul’s case against Beto O’Rourke could deter candidates from ever talking about money in politics.
WaPo’s Revelations About Russiagate Reporting Failures Typify Legacy Media Failures.
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Is There a World Beyond War?
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The criticism Harry has faced about his comments on Afghanistan is an opportunity to dig deeper and take on the dominant narratives in our society about war more broadly.
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The NYPD maintains poor storage practices because there is no law stopping them from doing so.
The post Massive Evidence Storage Facility Fire Sheds Light on Sloppy NYPD Practices appeared first on scheerpost.com.
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