Tag Archives: Wealth

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 1: The Money of the Few Can Be Balanced by the Will of the Many

Posted on March 15, 2016 by climatechangefork

I have mentioned before that according to the Democracy Index compiled by The Economist, the US comes in last (#20) among the “full democracies.” Its score on this index is 8.05, compared to Norway (#1) which gets 9.93. One of … Continue reading →

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COP21- Anticipations

Posted on December 22, 2015 by climatechangefork

The COP21 meeting is over, as is my student’s final exam, 60% of which depended on an evaluation of the conference. What’s next for my students and the world at large? My class material for next semester will answer the … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis and the Golden Rule

Posted on October 13, 2015 by climatechangefork

On September 24th, Pope Francis delivered a message to a joint session of the American Congress (September 29, 2015 blog). He anchored his message on the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Mt … Continue reading →

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Inequality – Responses to Piketty

Posted on August 26, 2014 by climatechangefork

In last week’s blog, I focused on Piketty’s book and my reading of it. As I mentioned there, the volume of responses to the book was overwhelming. Some of the responses focused on the book, but many of them tackled … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 1: The Money of the Few Can Be Balanced by the Will of the Many

COP21- Anticipations

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Inequality – Responses to Piketty

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