Families caught in the so-called “squeezed middle” have suffered a nine per cent drop in their income since the start of the recession, official figures show. Families are marginally better off than there were a year ago, research by Asda… Read More ›
Politics
The Political Leaders of the EU, IMF, and Cyprus need to be audited.
EEV: I rarely offer commentary, but the Iron needs to be struck while hot. – The people of Europe need to know whether the political leaders of the Eurozone, including Cyprus, transferred money to safer havens prior to the proposed… Read More ›
Personhood: Causality of Modern Medicine
John Geyman Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine Posted: 12/06/2012 1:38 pm Even as we marvel at the latest advances in medical technology in this country, a dire and unacceptable consequence of these… Read More ›
Florida Secretary of State: long lines show ‘people liked the voting hours’
By Samantha Kimmey Friday, November 9, 2012 19:55 EST Despite early voting lines reportedly up to six hours long, Florida’s Republican Secretary of State would not apologize for shortening the state’s early voting period from 14 to eight days, reported… Read More ›
Difficult-to-read font reduces political polarity, study finds
11/2/2012 | Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor | 217-333-5802; diya@illinois.edu . CHAMPAIGN, lll. — Liberals and conservatives who are polarized on certain politically charged subjects become more moderate when reading political arguments in a difficult-to-read font, researchers report in a… Read More ›
NPR anchor ties term ‘illegal immigrant’ to Nazi Germany: “I don’t think I’ve known a single person who hasn’t broken the law,”
Engineering Evil: Comments on this article are turned off…..This article has impact due to an attempt to control the language of the debate. Control the language and you influence the outcome. Even though there may be historical inaccuracies as well as… Read More ›
Social psychologists espouse tolerance and diversity — do they walk the walk? The Answer is NO
Contact: Anna Mikulak amikulak@psychologicalscience.org 202-293-9300 Association for Psychological Science Every ten years or so, someone will make the observation that there is a lack of political diversity among psychological scientists and a discussion about what ought to be done ensues…. Read More ›
Politics and Prejudice – Insights from Psychological Science
PRESS RELEASE August 20, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Anna Mikulak Association for Psychological Science 202.293.9300 amikulak@psychologicalscience.org Politics and Prejudice – Insights from Psychological Science Tags: Personality/Social, Political Psychology, Prejudice, Social Groups New research from… Read More ›
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