George W. Bush, the absolute worst environmental president in the history of the earth, has done it again. Don't be deceived by the headline of this USA Today...
I just put this together for a friend but I decided I was going to send this out to the list. (I've cited some of this stuff already but here it is in...
asking the question from an applied perspective, NOT a political one. curious what Obama did that resulted in him being elected. i think that whomever wins,...
He won for two reasons. First the clever use of the race card and second because of the use of micro sociology....called micro targeting by Rove. Micro...
Del Thomas Ph D
Deltom@...
Nov 6, 2008 1:18 am
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You must listen to this. David Cay Johnston speech to the Commonwealth Club, April 14, 2008 Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest People Enrich Themselves at...
Bill and all, This is the European american way. It is the shape of our thinking. We are trained not to see, ignore. For example, the red dress worn by...
Del Thomas Ph D
Deltom@...
Nov 10, 2008 1:22 am
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Here is what is ultimately a bullshit article about applied psychology which condemns the American Psychological Association's ban on members participating in...
hi, Bill i think the point of his overall argument is valid...that scientific knowledge, methods, etc., can be used by anyone for any purpose. having been...
This is a reaction to a candidate for President of APA whose platform is anti-torture and against psychologists participating in such. There was a long...
Chizeck, Susan P
chizeck@...
Nov 10, 2008 9:33 pm
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Some people may wonder why I spend so much time posting things on politics on a listserv supposedly devoted to applied sociology. I think this explains it. ...
i am a member of SPSSI; they are one of these organizations that actually does something about changing social behavior. thought others might be interested in...
John, "Human rights" is always great "in the abstract." But let me ask you a question based in the reality of human actions rather than the oversimplified...
And while we are talking about prosecuting, let's make sure we prosecute all these thugs in the banking industry. That includes the credit rating agencies. If...
This is getting more ridiculous. The federal government has now put an additional $20 billion into Citigroup and obligated taxpayers to be on the hook for an...
John, If I amaze you then you certainly amaze me. First, if you got your way the US prison population would balloon from its current record high of 1 out of a...
Applied research project out of Australia: http://thebigchair.com.au/news/career-couch/when-office-romance-goes-bad?s_cid=344 In this day and age of political...
Hi, Ken RE: prison...i agree with your overall argument of not prosecuting everyone (many prisons are filled with drug addicts that got sentenced under...
This is a prime example of how those who can shout/ridicule the loudest get the most attention and apparently the most credibility. of course, no one wanted to...
Hi, I see this as an opportunity to track learning which deserves well designed measures and methods. In my experience the last day option is problematic for...
Del Thomas Ph D
Deltom@...
Dec 11, 2008 3:03 pm
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not nearly enough accountability, IMO; what was that discussion we were having about power and the ability to avoid consequences???? ...
got a press release on this the other day; thought it would be of interest to some...from the article: "In this paper, we introduce the “Dirty War Index”...
You might be interested in this. __________ from Project Censored (projectcensored.org) This is the official release of The Daily Censored. As an extension of...
from another list i subscribe to...hadn't heard about this -- could we ask for anything more???? "On Weds, Obama will announce that he will start a new office-...
What's wrong with this picture? Across the nations, corporations, cities and state governments are laying off employees and cutting budgets. In response, we...
You are right about what's wrong! I totally agree with almost everything you've said..This economic stimulus package seems expensive and basically useless....
I am so ashamed of this country and the media in it. And I am ashamed of the cowards in the Illinois legislature. They put political expedience above...
This is a political exercise whose proper place is in the state house and senate to be done according to procedures established by those bodies and by the...
You are right on this Brett. Someone else was pointing this out to me last night. The rules may be stupid, but it is not a court of law. I think he may be...
Chizeck, Susan P
chizeck@...
Jan 30, 2009 11:07 pm
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... According to CNN, the reason Blagojevitch wasn't allowed to call witnesses or crossexamine was because the prosecutor thought it might hurt the criminal...
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