October 31, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Globalization, Human Rights
H/T Deanna Summer, (Click here for a big version): Death_Penalty_World_Map.png (PNG Image, 1350×625 pixels) – Scaled (86%) via kwout One can see that the United States is in good company.
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October 31, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Labor, Socia Inequalities, Social Stratification
Via Dan Hanley, There has been a lot of stories about airline pilots in the news lately, from Michael Moore’s film to the pilots “forgetting” to land where they were supposed to. These have contributed to attract attention to the pilots’ working conditions and wages. As a class, pilots tend to be “imagined” as well-paid [...]
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