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Tag: Humanism

University of Regina graduates envision global governance that works

May 22, 2018January 29, 2019 Ben Harack Leave a comment

Graduates from the University of Regina have envisioned a practical path forward for global governance. Hailing from across Saskatchewan, they banded together in 2017 in the hopes that fresh eyes and hard work could improve the state of world politics.

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How much would it cost to end extreme poverty in the world?

August 26, 2011August 25, 2011 Ben Harack 51 Comments

Ending extreme poverty in twenty years is very feasible if the developed world delivers on their promises. The United States alone could end world poverty with a fraction of their military budget.

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Story Of Afghanistan That Everyone Should Know

August 24, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

The US sent huge sums of money to support freedom fighters in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union during the 1980’s.

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John Klein: Social involvement and sustainability in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Canada

May 25, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack Leave a comment

John Klein is a notable blogger and community activist in Regina, Saskatchewan. Here he answers our philosophical and practical questions about the most important issues facing our society today, and what each of us can do about them.

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Capitalism’s Labour Transitions – An Argument for Social Welfare

March 7, 2011April 18, 2019 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Capitalist labour transitions are a heavy burden on the working class and society in general, but they are also one of the cornerstones of progress. We can solve this problem in an economically practical as well as morally and socially desirable through the creation of a strong social welfare system.

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Curtis Dorosh: Green living, building, and volunteering

December 17, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 1 Comment

How to live green? Build green buildings? Put our efforts towards a better future? Curtis Dorosh has spent much of his life trying to answer these questions. Collected here are some of his answers.

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Science denial: Vaccines, vitamins and GMOs

November 2, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Michael Specter delivered a clear and powerful message in his talk at TED in 2010. Vaccines save lives, yet people fear them. GMOs are primarily opposed for reasons unrelated to the method of their construction.

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Jeffrey Sachs on the high price of ignoring poverty

October 28, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 6 Comments

We can end poverty in two decades. HIV/AIDS has reached a steady state in the world. Military spending is 25 times aid spending. We can achieve peace through shared prosperity.

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How the common explanations for poverty are incorrect

October 26, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 6 Comments

The common ideas that purport to explain the fact of poverty are in fact not the primary causal factors of poverty.

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What keeps communities locked in the extreme poverty trap?

October 22, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 8 Comments

Extreme poverty is a state of subsistence living in which most, if not all, efforts are directed towards survival. Extreme poverty has many direct consequences. What we are discussing here are the direct feedback effects that tend to cause cycles of deepening poverty on a community level.

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Hans Rosling: Health, wealth, and progress of the world

October 17, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

While demonstrating the changes on his graphs, Rosling delivers a rapid-fire description of the major political choices and world forces that are driving the change.

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Tim Jackson: Towards a more human economic system

October 15, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Entire dimensions of human experiences, cares, and thoughts are underserved by the current economic model, but it is within our power to change that.

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RSA Animate on what motivates us

October 14, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

The first time I saw the RSA Animate video on motivation, I was impressed and fascinated. This was the first video I had ever seen done in this style. I was absolutely transfixed for the whole ten minutes, riveted by the literal ‘illustration’ of ideas. The combination of a well-delivered speech with excellent contextual visual representation blew me away.

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