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Nearly 20 percent of the graduating class have signed “The M.B.A. Oath,” a voluntary student-led pledge that the goal of [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Greed is Not Good: A Promise to Be Ethical in an Era of Immorality
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged economics, Politics on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Somali ‘Piracy’: The Story You Haven’t Heard
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged geopolitics, Politics on May 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago for my Modern African History final, I had to answer a question about the ‘piracy’ situation in Somalia. This lead to some eye-opening research into some of whats really going on behind the scenes. Here are my findings.
First and foremost:
There are no Somali pirates. There is however, a makeshift Somali Coast [...]
Oprah’s KFC Stunt Promotes Swine Flu-Causing Factory Farms
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Politics on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s long been known that factory farming, at the very least, presents animals with unseemly living situations—if not downright cruelty. It’s also widely believed that the practice fosters the spread of disease in animals, and in some cases, humans. Case in point: the US Center for Disease Control has confirmed that the current swine flu [...]