The Problem With ‘Philanthro-Capitalism’ In his new book, Anand Giridharadas argues that plutocrats have co-opted the language of social change while reinforcing their own power. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/09/why-real-change-wont-come-billionaire-philanthropists/571354/ Please follow and like us:
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‘I’m surrounded by people – but I feel so lonely’ What does the world’s largest study of loneliness tell us? And why are young people more likely to be lonely? https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-45561334 Please follow and like us:
Until data is misused, Facebook’s breach will be forgotten We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the company was selling and exposing the real-time GPS coordinates of our phones, it was never clear exactly if or how that […]
Exclusive: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind Facebook’s $22 billion WhatsApp purchase made Brian Acton one of the richest people in America. But his idealism clashed with Mark Zuckerberg’s financial juggernaut. For the first time, Acton explains why he […]
How feelings took over the world Populist turbulence, viral panics, experts under attack: instinct and emotion have overtaken facts and reason in the digital age – can feelings now propel us into a better future? http://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/08/high-anxiety-how-feelings-took-over-the-world Please follow and like us:
While the majority of us Filipinos are searching for a more “developed” future, a community of people in North Carolina, many of whom were professionals in their own right, have decided to leave the modern world to live simpler life. Watch this video and look around their “camp site”. How […]
Image courtesy of Margaret Wilonsky as posted in Forbes.Com Today I opened my social media account and the attached memo above was the very first thing I saw. I have heard about John F. Kennedy, his wife, and the circumstances of his death. I have always been intrigued by what […]
“I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos…” – Manuel Quezon Look, Quezon got his wish. We have a government run like hell! And the end of hell is nowhere in sight. The Philippines has been facing different kinds of hell for as long as I can remember. But I personally have not yet felt this level of pain and fear for the country. Duterte administration has been very explicit with its ‘War on drugs.’ Although drugs may be one of the problematic areas in the country, I strongly feel that this war has gone too far. A death of a 17-year-old boy, Kian Delos Santos have recently spark outrage among Filipinos. 2 shots in the ear, 1 at the back killed Kian. "First at the inside of the ear and second at the back of the left ear. Third entry at the back of the body of Kian," said PAO chief Acosta. Although Kian could not cry anymore for help, his wounds speak for itself. There were reports that said Kian was shot while lying down. The killing was intentional.
Recently, I received a flurry of text messages and calls from my friends. They were upset by the decision of the Congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) to reject Ms. Gina Lopez as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippine Government. Lopez is considered by tens of thousands to be one of the best public servants of the Duterte Administration.