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The Election: Trust, Likability & Honesty

Posted on August 9, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am finishing writing this blog on Sunday, even though I had a draft ready yesterday. As I read the New York Times today, I came across Nicholas Kristof’s Op-Ed, “Clinton’s Fibs vs. Trump’s Huge Lies.” It coincided almost exactly … Continue reading →

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Immigration: The Physics

Posted on June 21, 2016 by climatechangefork

Next week I will leave for my summer break. This time we are taking a complicated tour, starting in England a week after the Brexit referendum. Next we will spend a few days in Israel before continuing to Poland, Malta, … Continue reading →

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Perceptions and Numbers: Obama’s Economic Legacy and Trump’s Pathway Forward

Posted on May 9, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week I promised to delve more into the Pew Research Center’s trove of data on science and society, but a few things happened whose response took precedence. One was the narrowing of the Republican field of candidates to Donald … Continue reading →

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The Politics of the Anthropocene Part 1: The Triggers.

Posted on May 3, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week I listed three articles that prompted me to shift my focus from the ongoing 2016 presidential campaigns to the more abstract aspects of politicizing the Anthropocene, but I did not have time to speak about the articles in … Continue reading →

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Assessment: Spring 2016: Earth Day, Birthday(s), and Passover

Posted on April 26, 2016 by climatechangefork

As I said in Friday’s mini-post, this weekend I got to celebrate Earth Day, Passover, my wife’s birthday, and CCF’s 4 year anniversary – what a culmination of great events! Every year, I take this time to reflect on the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and the Election: What is at Stake?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by climatechangefork

I started writing this blog on Wednesday, April 13. On that day, 71 years ago, I was liberated by American Army soldiers while on my way from Bergen-Belsen to Theresienstadt (Terezin). This blog will be posted on Tuesday, April 19 … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 5: Can Psychology Help with a U-Turn?

Posted on April 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

A week from the posting of this blog, primaries will take place in NY State. It is the first time I can remember when the presidential primary will have such a large impact on both the Democratic and the Republican … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 4: Money of the Few Can Be Balanced By the Will of the Many

Posted on April 5, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am back here with the title that started this series (March 15); this time, I’ll attempt to emphasize the second part of the phrase: how to reverse direction from the constant march toward oligarchy back to a constitutional democracy … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 3: Who Shows Up?

Posted on March 29, 2016 by climatechangefork

(March 22, 2016): Close to half of the country – mostly that in the low income end of the financial spectrum – does not participate in choosing our government. The courts have amplified this inequality by allowing an unlimited use … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 2: Which People Vote?

Posted on March 22, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week (March 15) we looked at three key findings: From the Pew Research survey of voters cast in OECD countries, the United States (ranked 4th from the bottom in the voters participation survey (2012 presidential elections) records about 55% … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: politics

The Election: Trust, Likability & Honesty

Perceptions and Numbers: Obama’s Economic Legacy and Trump’s Pathway Forward

The Politics of the Anthropocene Part 1: The Triggers.

Climate Change and the Election: What is at Stake?

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 3: Who Shows Up?

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 2: Which People Vote?

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