Monthly Archives: August 2011

Political Graffiti (152): Anarchy

(source) More on riots. More political graffiti.

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Human Rights Maps (146): Income Inequality

(source) Well, it’s not really a map, or not really a real map, but I found it telling. And this is what the “map” looks like when we use some actual figures about U.S. corporate profits and compensation (but a … Continue reading

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Human Rights Ads (67): Child Marriage

(source) More on child marriage here. More human rights ads here.

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Self-Defeating Human Rights Policies (6): The Social Effects of Incarceration

(source) [T]he effects of [the] change in the imprisonment rate [in the U.S.] … have been concentrated among those most likely to form fragile families: poor and minority men with little schooling. Imprisonment diminishes the earnings of adult men, compromises their … Continue reading

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Political Graffiti (151): Love and Peace Riot

(source, by Banksy) More Banksy. More political graffiti.

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