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Jonathan Haidt Answers Your Questions About Morality, Politics, and Religion

“Morality, by its very nature, makes it hard to study morality,” writes the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. “It binds people together into teams that seek victory, not truth. It closes hearts and minds to opponents even as it makes cooperation and decency possible within groups.”His new book is called…See More
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Capitalists and Other Psychopaths

OpEd By WILLIAM DERESIEWICZPublished: May 12, 2012THERE is an ongoing debate in this country about the rich: who they are, what their social role may be, whether they are good or bad. Well, consider the following. A recent study found that 10 percent of people who work on Wall…See More
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Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development constitute an adaptation of a psychological theory originally conceived of by the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. Kohlberg began work on this topic while a psychology postgraduate student at the University of Chicago in 1958, and expanded and developed this theory throughout his life. The theory holds that moral reasoning, the basis for ethical behavior, has six identifiable developmental stages, each more adequate at responding to moral dilemmas…See More
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The True In Spirit But Not Quite Accurate News network Newsflash from TISBNQA……………………..The Heritage Foundation announced receipt of development funding from the Koch brothers for concept design of a  two-room addition to the Bush Presidential Library.  The Heritage Foundation will be responsible for the conceptual design of two the rooms to further promote a growing segment of unfettered free market capitalism.  Design is expected to closely follow certain expectations already in place in…See More
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Ban Chemically Scented Products From The Olympics? Bringing Personal Habits To Public Places....It's A Stinky Issue.

For people with COPD, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and Asthma, Chemically Scented Products can be a major Disability Barrier.  Just a quick surf on the internet shows how many people are unable to…Continue

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Please Sign the Scent-Free Olympic Petition

Dear Fellow Activists.  What do you all think about a scent-free Olympics? If you or someone you know finds scented products to be a disability barrier, you might be interested in knowing that there…Continue

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I've been active now in a concerted way for many years, and I've worked on a number of causes and with many different people. Most of these relationships have been very positive. Activists are…Continue

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Jonathan Haidt Answers Your Questions About Morality, Politics, and Religion

Posted by Cromag on May 16, 2012 at 11:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

“Morality, by its very nature, makes it hard to study morality,” writes the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. “It binds people together into teams that seek victory, not truth. It closes hearts and minds to opponents even as it makes cooperation and decency possible within…

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Capitalists and Other Psychopaths

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OpEd By WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ
Published: May 12, 2012

THERE is an ongoing debate in this country about the rich: who they are, what their social role may be, whether they are good or bad. Well, consider the following. A recent…

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Why the Occupy Movement Frightens the Corporate Elite

Posted by Cromag on May 14, 2012 at 7:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Colonized by Corporations

By Chris Hedges

In Robert E. Gamer's book "The Developing Nations" is a chapter called "Why Men Do Not Revolt." In it Gamer notes that although the oppressed often…

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Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

Posted by Cromag on March 25, 2012 at 5:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development constitute an adaptation of a psychological theory originally conceived of by the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. Kohlberg began work on this topic while a psychology postgraduate student at the University of Chicago in 1958, and expanded and developed this theory throughout his life.



The theory holds that moral reasoning, the basis for ethical behavior, has six identifiable developmental stages, each more adequate at responding to…

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Seven Defects of American Governance -- Part 2

Posted by Harold Hellickson on January 12, 2012 at 10:04am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Seven Defects of American Governance -- Part 2

By Harold Hellickson

Sorry about the long delay from Part 1 in this 3 part blog, but here is Part 2.  The concluding Part 3 will be submitted next week. 

Our government's policies of war and empire, the need for restoration of sanity to our monetary, fiscal, and trade policies, reversing the income inequality trend, and improving social justice, these I consider the seven major defects of modern day American…

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Newsflash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Harold Hellickson on January 12, 2012 at 7:04am 0 Comments 0 Likes

The True In Spirit But Not Quite Accurate News network 

Newsflash from TISBNQA……………………..The Heritage Foundation announced receipt of development funding from the Koch brothers for concept design of a  two-room addition to the Bush Presidential Library.  The Heritage Foundation will be responsible for the conceptual design of two the rooms to further promote a growing…

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Radicals & the 99%: Righteous Few or Moral Majority?

Posted by Cromag on November 7, 2011 at 9:48pm 0 Comments 0 Likes



The Occupy Wall Street movement claims to be a movement of “the 99%”, challenging the extreme consolidation of wealth and political power by the top one percent. Our opponents, however, claim that the 99% movement is just a bunch of fringe radicals who are out of touch with mainstream America.

They’re not 100% wrong about us being radicals. Young radicals…

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Tax Dodging Inc.

Posted by Cromag on November 6, 2011 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes

November 3rd, 2011 by Phil Mattera - via Dirt Diggers

Given that big business provides the bulk of the money pouring into the political system, it is no surprise that members of Congress and presidential contenders alike tend to espouse the idea that large corporations are overtaxed. This myth gets repeated despite all the…

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A Master Class in Occupation

Posted by Cromag on November 4, 2011 at 10:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes





By Chris Hedges

NEW YORK CITY—Jon Friesen, 27, tall and lanky with a long, dirty-blond ponytail, a purple scarf and an old green fleece, is sitting on concrete at the edge of Zuccotti…

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Stunning Charts On The Rise Of Manufacturing Complexity

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