Particularly of women by men, Nick Cohen points out.… Read the rest
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Victim of Bullying Sues Posh School 
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A school tradition for boys to hit with cricket stumps, billiard cues, belts.… Read the rest
Andrea Dworkin 1946-2005
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Feminist activist and writer.… Read the rest
Lynn Margulis on Ernst Mayr
Apr 11th, 2005 |
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An appreciation of Harvard’s visionary of modern evolutionary synthesis.… Read the rest
Roger Kimball on ‘On Bullshit’
Apr 11th, 2005 |
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Bullshitter as performance artist, keener to make an impression than tell the truth.… Read the rest
Malaria, DDT, Africa, the Environment
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is DDT the best way to prevent malaria? … Read the rest
Quebec Government: Sharia Out of the Question
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
`Door is closed and will remain closed,’ justice minister says.… Read the rest
A fresh breeze in the labour movement in Iran
Apr 11th, 2005 | By Fariborz Pooya and Bahram SoroushFariborz Pooya: What’s the news in the labour movement in Iran?
Bahram Soroush: There are many strikes that are taking place. They follow the recent successful textile workers’ strike in the city of Sanandaj, western Iran, which we have talked about on the TV previously.
Fariborz Pooya: What were the demands of the strikers?
Bahram Soroush: They had a series of demands: reinstatement of six sacked workers; payment of overdue wages, improvement of health and safety, an end to contract work, and the revoking of the disciplinary rules. Those were the main issues around which the strike took place. An important point to bear in mind is that this was a long-running strike; it went on for 17 days. It … Read the rest
Many Chinese Say Textbooks Whitewash Occupation
Apr 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nanjing massacre of 250,000 called ‘incident.’… Read the rest
Anti-Japanese Protests Spread to South China
Apr 10th, 2005 |
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Japan’s disputes with China and South Korea rooted in differences over the past.… Read the rest
Toynbee Nails Papal Funeral Travesty
Apr 10th, 2005 |
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‘With its ban on condoms the church has caused the death of millions.’… Read the rest
Legislator and Philosopher Discuss Florida Bill
Apr 10th, 2005 |
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‘Dogmatic’ professors who don’t want to teach ID…… Read the rest
Time to Get Really Scared
Apr 10th, 2005 |
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When a Senator excuses murderous violence against judges as understandable reaction to their decisions.… Read the rest
One Thing to Learn
Apr 9th, 2005 11:03 pm | By Ophelia BensonThis is good fun – although a few of the answers will give people like Philip Blond fits. But that’s good, that will give him something to talk about next time he’s on the radio. No doubt producers are calling him all the time, now that he’s an expert on What’s Wrong With Science.
Anyway. Lots of good ones.
… Read the restI would teach the world the importance of staying actively intellectually engaged throughout our lives, especially as we become elderly. There are good data now that point to the fact that continuing to challenge yourself late in life — taking up a new hobby, learning to play a musical instrument, doing crossword puzzles, etc — actually helps to maintain cognitive function,
What’s Wrong With Florida House Bill 837
Apr 9th, 2005 |
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Legislative analysts say bill would give students right to sue over anything presented in class.… Read the rest
Workers’ Liberty on Tariq Ramadan
Apr 9th, 2005 |
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40 reasons he is a strange ally for the left.… Read the rest
Cogito Ergo Bite Me
Apr 9th, 2005 |
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At UC Berkeley, philosophy is the thug gangsta of all majors.… Read the rest
What One Thing Should Everyone Learn About Science?
Apr 9th, 2005 |
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Uncertainty, natural selection, responsibility instead of prayer.… Read the rest
Japan Urged Calm in Book Protest
Apr 9th, 2005 |
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Ambassador said patriotic education in China may have caused some anti-Japanese feelings.… Read the rest
New History Textbook Prompts Rock-throwing
Apr 9th, 2005 |
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Truth in history does matter then…?… Read the rest
