Philosophy
There's been a lot of buzz, support, mocking, complaining, sympathizing, talk, etc. about the We Are the 99 Percent slogan behind the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The idea is quite simple, and it refers to the incredible disparities concerning political power, income, wealth, access to basic social services, and other differences that separate the vast majority of the American population from a 1 percent elite minority who basically owns the country and manages to exploit the other 99 percent to further their own interests at the expense of the majority.
But are the numbers an accurate representation of the situation? In the following animation from The Guardian, we learn that things are not quite as simple as they seem:
Yeah, it's worse...
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Philosophy
99% v 1% - The Data Behind the Occupy Wall St. Movement
The idea is quite simple, and it refers to the incredible disparities concerning political power, income, wealth, access to basic social services, and other differences that separate the vast majority of the American population from a 1 percent elite minority who basically owns the country and manages to exploit the other 99 percent to further their own interests at the expense of the majority.
But are the numbers an accurate representation of the situation? In the following animation from The Guardian, we learn that things are not quite as simple as they seem:
Yeah, it's worse...
- A Tale Of Two Cultures
On Charles Dickens' 200th birthday, let's ask whether we are living in a tale of two cultures. A colleague came back from Europe six months and was fascinated that people were asking about "American spring," comparing the Occupy movement...
- The Political Power Of Humor
I should have put this up as a comedist post this weekend, but never got around to it. I've been thinking about the political power of humor. We've been discussing the legacy of the Occupy movement around the department and while I...
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JB asks,"Can the Occupy movement ever gain traction with the larger (apathetic) portion of the 99% when stories keep coming out with headlines like 'Occupy protesters leave behind 30 tons of garbage in Los Angeles park?'"I'm not sure what...
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Agree or disagree with the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, there are a few things that no one can really dispute. For one thing, this is a non-violent grass roots movement intent on raising consciousness about corporate greed and corruption. There...
- White And Male...so Goes Physics
Loraine Decherd "We Know Physics is Largely White and Male, But Exactly How White and Male is Still Striking" Most current physics students will likely never have an African American physics teacher, says a new survey by Shannon Palus July 14th, 2014...