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Archive for November 2, 2009

The Uses of the Periphery – Farmland

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Rich countries feeding on poor countries’ farmland via kwout The Oakland Institute report on land grab can be found here. Of course, one can see that “food insecurity” is defined in unilateral terms “our” (rich countries)  food insecurity is the problem to be solved by using the land in countries in the global South. Food [...]

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The Global Gender Gap Report is Out

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World Economic Forum – Latest Press Releases via kwout So, based on these indicators, what are the rankings? Unsurprisingly, the Scandinavian countries top the list: World Economic Forum – Latest Press Releases via kwout In case you’re wondering, the US comes in at number 31. The full report is available in PDF here.

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Gilbert Ryle’s Category Mistake – Illustrated by Abstruse Goose

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