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Nov 17, 2024 |
tolerance.ca | Christopher A Pollard |Sessional Academic
By Christopher Pollard, Sessional Academic in Sociology and Philosophy, Deakin University Thomas Piketty’s Nature, Culture, and Inequality is a little book that addresses an issue of great significance: is the social inequality we observe every day natural? Drawing on historical economic data from around the world, Piketty describes a tendency since the late 18th century toward greater political and socioeconomic equality.
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Oct 22, 2024 |
thetimes.com.au | Tristan Dunning |Sessional Academic
While the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could have provided an off-ramp for the conflict in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing vows of “total victory[1]” make this seem unlikely[2]. The concept of “total victory”, however, is extremely problematic. Every time Israel declares an area cleared of Hamas and then withdraws, Hamas, which carried out the horrific attack on southern Israel on October 7 2023, has quickly returned to reestablish control[3].
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Sep 15, 2024 |
tolerance.ca | Christopher A Pollard |Sessional Academic
By Christopher Pollard, Sessional Academic in Sociology and Philosophy, Deakin University “Freedom is a core human value,” writes Joseph Stiglitz in his new book The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society. “But many of freedom’s advocates seldom ask what the idea really means. Freedom for whom?
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Aug 20, 2024 |
businessdailymedia.com | Sessional Academic
Two of the dominant players in New Zealand’s supermarket sector – Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island – have failed in their quest[1] to officially join forces. In a decision announced yesterday, the Commerce Commission declined to green-light the merger between the two cooperatives. The watchdog said it was not satisfied the move wouldn’t result in reducing competition in the New Zealand grocery sector. But it needs to go further.
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Jul 30, 2024 |
tolerance.ca | Christopher A Pollard |Sessional Academic
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