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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany
Wave of arson attacks hit cars in Gothenburg, other Swedish cities
Swedish police have described the arson attacks on cars as "organized and prepared." They come amid growing concern over violence, which could benefit Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats in the upcoming election.
Wave of arson attacks hit cars in Gothenburg, other Swedish cities
Swedish police have described the arson attacks on cars as "organized and prepared." They come amid growing concern over violence, which could benefit Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats in the upcoming election.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Voters Like Economic Liberalization
The good news is that the evidence shows that economic turmoil appears to be associated with pro-market reforms. At least with regard to regulatory policy. We now have some empirical research from two Danish economists showing that voters like good policy. Turns out, good policy tends to be good politics, too.
Paul Krugman, Supply-Side Economist?
In the wake of speculation by some economists that the Laffer Curve isn't real, Paul Krugman and other left-leaning economists come to the surprise rescue. That’s how the Laffer Curve works. When tax rates change, that alters incentives to engage in productive behavior (i.e., how much income they earn). In other words, to figure out tax revenue, you have to look at taxable income in addition to tax rates.
Thank God for ‘Avocados From Mexico’
Last year, U.S. avocado imports were valued at $2.6 billion. Mexico provided nearly 90 percent of America’s avocados, the equivalent of 1.7 billion pounds. The rest came from Peru, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Jamaica. Now that our domestic supply of avocados has decreased, it is important to have fruitful relations with these countries. Good thing we also have free trade agreements with five of the six avocado-exporting countries, which allows goods such as avocados to flow more easily.
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from The Guardian (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, daily newspaper
Guernsey resident halts roadworks with ancient plea
A woman has activated the ancient Norman rite of Clameur de Haro to protest against the narrowing of a road which she claims would endanger pedestrians and motorists. Rosie Henderson, from Guernsey, raised the clameur by kneeling and calling for help and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in Norman French. Fully enforceable in Guernsey and Jersey law, it means the construction work in St Peter Port must stop until a court decides the case.
Guernsey resident halts roadworks with ancient plea
A woman has activated the ancient Norman rite of Clameur de Haro to protest against the narrowing of a road which she claims would endanger pedestrians and motorists. Rosie Henderson, from Guernsey, raised the clameur by kneeling and calling for help and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in Norman French. Fully enforceable in Guernsey and Jersey law, it means the construction work in St Peter Port must stop until a court decides the case.
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from Intellectual Takeout
Nonprofit Organization in Bloomington, Minnesota
What Putin is Doing Right... and What the West is Not Doing at All
Here is what Putin is doing right and what the West is--not doing wrong--but not doing at all: First, he is providing his people with a transcendent meaning and purpose through an official religion, that of Christianity, while the West thinks it can keep cultural cohesion through meaningless secular liberal abstractions. What Putin knows that Western leaders seem not to appreciate at all is that every culture needs a religion at its heart to function in a stable way. Communism failed for the lack of a real one and the West is failing now because it has abandoned the one it had. And, ironically, the one the West had is the one that Putin has got now: Christianity.
What Putin is Doing Right... and What the West is Not Doing at All
Here is what Putin is doing right and what the West is--not doing wrong--but not doing at all: First, he is providing his people with a transcendent meaning and purpose through an official religion, that of Christianity, while the West thinks it can keep cultural cohesion through meaningless secular liberal abstractions. What Putin knows that Western leaders seem not to appreciate at all is that every culture needs a religion at its heart to function in a stable way. Communism failed for the lack of a real one and the West is failing now because it has abandoned the one it had. And, ironically, the one the West had is the one that Putin has got now: Christianity.
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from Psephizo (Blog)
What is wrong with wearing a burqa?
What does the burqa row tell us about religion, culture and being human?
Boris Johnson has once again got into hot water, and once again his comments have provoked furious reactions on both sides—agreeing and disagreeing with him—but I wonder how may actual read what Johnson said? It is worth reading (and worth the trouble of registering on the site) if only to know what it is that people are debating. The central line of his reasoning is that it seems to him paradoxical that in a country like Denmark, which appears to pride itself on a radical understanding of freedom that protects things we in the UK would find distinctly odd, the burqa is banned when that would be unthinkable here.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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‘The Power to Curate Our Reality’: Facebook Censors TeleSur, Independent Media
Facebook removed the page of TeleSur English, an English language media outlet primarily funded by Venezuela, August 13, the second time this year it has done so. Abby Martin, host of “Empire Files” on TeleSur English, tells Sputnik News it’s another case of Russiagate blowback against the left. The move follows a coordinated ban between Apple, Facebook and YouTube against far-right fringe media outlet InfoWars and Facebook's temporary unpublishing of independent pro-Bolivarian outlet Venezuela Analysis.
It's Important for Google to Have Your Location for Better Targeted Ads
Google services on Android devices and iPhones have been revealed to store user location data despite privacy settings. Kevin Curran, Professor of Cyber Security at the Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment at Ulster University, has given his take on the matter.
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from Sputnik
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia
Facebook removed the page of TeleSur English, an English language media outlet primarily funded by Venezuela, August 13, the second time this year it has done so. Abby Martin, host of “Empire Files” on TeleSur English, tells Sputnik News it’s another case of Russiagate blowback against the left. The move follows a coordinated ban between Apple, Facebook and YouTube against far-right fringe media outlet InfoWars and Facebook's temporary unpublishing of independent pro-Bolivarian outlet Venezuela Analysis.
Google services on Android devices and iPhones have been revealed to store user location data despite privacy settings. Kevin Curran, Professor of Cyber Security at the Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment at Ulster University, has given his take on the matter.
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from UPI News Agency - United Press International
upi.com
New York University said it's suspended a literature professor -- who's also a noted feminist -- for "inappropriate physical contact" and sending harassing text messages to former graduate student. A Title IX investigation by the university found professor Avital Ronell harassed male student Nimrod Reitman for three years.
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