The Toronto Star and the New York Times have recently run a series of articles on poverty and the growing income gap in Canada and the US.
The Toronto Star writes that “the vast majority of Canadian families – almost 80 per cent – are working more and earning less of the national economic pie than [...]
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The Situationist recently referenced the social psychologist Tom Tyler’s research on the causes and effects of legitimacy:
“Legitimacy is a psychological property of an authority, institution, or social arrangement that leads those connected to it to believe that it is appropriate, proper, and just. Because of legitimacy, people feel that they ought to defer to decisions [...]
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A brief list of news for the day:
The US v. Russia, again. “The outcome of the United States plan to situate missile-defence installations in Poland and the Czech Republic is likely to be a new arms race with Russia.” >> News at: http://www.opendemocracy.org/conflicts/global_security/united_states_russia_again.jsp
Bush insists Kosovo must be independent and receives hero’s welcome in Albania. “George [...]
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