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I teach philosophy at Elms College in MA. My interests include the debate surrounding Basic Income. I have also written about popular culture, moving pictures, Star Trek, and sport. [Picture: Starbase 80. This is a metaphor.]
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A political party (The Left) is proposing a small #basicincome in order to secure a fair transition to a Green economy. This would be a strong step towards a higher basic income as a means of promoting individual and working-class power. This policy is lost in coverage of other tumultuous issues.

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

Trump is at the Super Bowl, so I will skip it. This Super Bowl will have the worst, most, terrible ratings. The worst ever.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

submitted 27 days ago • 1413 comments

We really need the left to take up #basicincome. Trump did not need to sign the stimulus checks that went out during the pandemic. He did it to win people over.

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Poland says it would do so because it wants to see Putin, for whom there is also an international arrest warrant out, before the ICC. This is what applying international law consistently means.

submitted 67 days ago • 4 comments

What does it say about my character if I am watching the other cup tournament, hoping my team wins? I even bought a can of Carabao. Somewhere between. I do not recommend. #COYS

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

Saw They Might Be Giants last night in Boston. They were tremendous. In the first set, they performed "Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love" backwards. Right before the second set, they played that performance backwards-backwards-- and that worked. They also sang "Shoehorn with Teeth".

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Guyana is issuing an unconditional cash grant. The opposition is calling for an unconditional basic income. Good news somewhere. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments