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Coronavirus reminds us we are organisms in an environment
By Kurt Cobb Source: Resilience A close friend of mine, a professor of English literature, has been researching American philosopher John Dewey, whose book Quest for Certainty captivated me so much many years ago that I read it again right … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Economics, Health, Inequality, Philosophy, Science, society, Sociology, Technocracy
Tagged civilization, coronavirus, Covid-19, culture, Disease, economic inequality, Economics, environment, Health, Illness, John Dewey, Medicine, microorganisms, Pandemic, Philosophy, Public Health, Quest for Certainty, science, society
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Suicide? American Society is Murdering Us
By Ted Rall Source: CounterPunch They say that 10 million Americans seriously consider committing suicide every year. In 1984, when I was 20, I was one of them. Most people who kill themselves feel hopeless. They are miserable and distraught … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Labor, Philosophy, Psychology, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technology, Work
Tagged culture, depression, Economics, healthcare, Illness, Isolation, Loneliness, Mental Illness, Poverty, society, Stress, suicide, technology, unemployment, Work
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Are Profit and Healthcare Incompatible?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The only way to systemically lower costs is to make prevention and transparency the top priorities. As I have been noting for a decade, the broken U.S. healthcare system will bankrupt the … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Cartels, Economics, Health, healthcare, Illness, Medicaid, Medicare, Monopolies, Prevention, Public Health
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