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Dump the kid and get back to work « Systemic Disorder
https://systemicdisorder.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/paid-maternity-leave
Essays on economic crisis, decoding dominant ideologies and creating a better world. It’s Not Over. Dump the kid and get back to work. The presidential campaign season is well underway in the United States, and never in human history will more money be spent to say less. And only 16 more months to go. United States of America. Stockholm (photo by Sharon Hahn Darlin). The geographic region with the best results is Eastern Europe/Central Asia, where 88 percent of countries exceeded the ILO maternity-leave ...
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Mayor de Blasio is the Obama of New York City « Systemic Disorder
https://systemicdisorder.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/de-blasio-obama-of-nyc
Essays on economic crisis, decoding dominant ideologies and creating a better world. It’s Not Over. Mayor de Blasio is the Obama of New York City. He’s only been in office six months and I know we should be leery of making comparisons that risk becoming glib, but the consistencies are already too apparent to be ignored: Bill de Blasio is the Barack Obama of New York City. He followed his Giuliani-time stint with a lucrative deal with Kroll Inc. The new look of Williamsburg (Photo by Alex Proimos). We nee...
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Can a no-growth future and capitalism be compatible? « Systemic Disorder
https://systemicdisorder.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/can-a-no-growth-future-and-capitalism-be-compatible
Essays on economic crisis, decoding dominant ideologies and creating a better world. It’s Not Over. Can a no-growth future and capitalism be compatible? Is the era of economic growth over for advanced capitalist countries? If stagnation is what is on offer for the future, what does that portend? The first question, although limited to the United States, is the subject of an interesting paper. If such a pattern does materialize and Professor Gordon is far from alone in such pessimistic projections what wo...
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Solo geniuses who scorn the society that provides the shoulders they sit on « Systemic Disorder
https://systemicdisorder.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/solo-geniuses-who-scorn-the-society-that-provides-the-shoulders-they-sit-on
Essays on economic crisis, decoding dominant ideologies and creating a better world. It’s Not Over. Solo geniuses who scorn the society that provides the shoulders they sit on. The lone inventor is an archetype of long standing. The image remains, but, particularly in the United States, the image of the inventor has morphed from Thomas Edison and his cluttered laboratory to the hard-charging entrepreneur who single-handedly builds businesses. It appeared that the foundation of financial success was going...