News tagged with social injustice
The paradox of loyalty
In the wake of the Iraq invasion, many U.S. citizens who disagreed with the Bush Administration's decision detached themselves from politics. On the other hand, a surprising number of people became more patriotic in spite ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Market-style incentives to increase school choice have opposite effect
A market-based approach to increasing school choice actually leads to fewer educational opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged students in urban areas, according to a University of Illinois expert in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2009 |
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E3 to showcase big videogame titles, hot trends
Sequels to blockbuster console titles and play on smartphones or tablets will be showcased with Times Square-like glitz starting Tuesday at the E3 videogame extravaganza in Los Angeles.
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A new category of heel: The customer service saboteur
There are jerks, and then there are jerks.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 17, 2012 |
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Hacking suspect a 'genius,' but often in trouble
At the time of his latest arrest, Jeremy Hammond was living on Chicago's South Side, about three dozen miles and an entire political spectrum away from the conservative Illinois community in which he grew up.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms
(AP) -- Eastern Europe's tradition of political revolt has met the digital age. This time it's not communists or food shortages fueling fury, but an international copyright treaty that opponents say threatens ...
Feb 18, 2012 |
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Contemporary protests are embracing an 'open door' policy
As the "Arab Spring" turns to fall and New York's "Occupy Wall Street" protest continues to draw international headlines, a new model of social and political protest has emerged. Based on informal leadership and a multitude ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Whose fault is famine? What the world failed to learn from 1840s Ireland
A new book by a Cambridge University academic revisits one of the worst famines in recorded history. The Irish Famine of the 1840s had terrible consequences: 1 million people died and several million left ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Humor, satire at Webby Awards
Humor, online hits and social good blended at the Webby Awards -- the Internet industry's version of Hollywood's Oscars.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Doomsday messages about global warming can backfire, new study shows
Dire or emotionally charged warnings about the consequences of global warming can backfire if presented too negatively, making people less amenable to reducing their carbon footprint, according to new research from the University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 17, 2010 |
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How should referees use technology in football?
(PhysOrg.com) -- As World Cup 2010 looks set to be the tipping point for the use of technology in football a Cardiff University expert argues it’s justice not accuracy that’s at stake.
Jul 10, 2010 |
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Relying too much on e-mail bad for business, study says
Firing off e-mails and cueing up videoconferences get work done fast, but not necessarily well, research by a University of Illinois business leadership expert found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2010 |
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