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Tricks and Treats Who will get the Seats: Democrats Prepare for Congressional Change
Published on 2010-10-31 15:16:55
On November 2nd the United States will hold mid-term elections, which occur every two years. The results will determine which party Republican or Democrat control the US Congress for the next two years. In congress all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs; however, only 37 of the 100 seats in the Senate are being contested. Currently, the Democrats control 59 of the 100 Senate seats, which include two independents who caucus (meet) with the Democrats. In the lower cha
Christopher Hitchens v Tony Blair, Nov 26th, Toronto
Published on 2010-10-27 08:15:00
Tony Blair is to square off with, a member of ‘The Four Horsemen of the Anti-Apocalypse’, Christopher Hitchens. The former Prime Minister of the UK and the public polemical intellectual are due to have a religious debate in Toronto on Nov 26th. Luckily, the debate will be streamed live online; however, sadly the organisers Munk Debates will charge a fee. Blair, a former member of the Anglican Church now a Roman Catholic, will argue in favour of the motion “be it resolved, relig
Is The Spirit Level a perfect prescription for society?
Published on 2010-10-12 16:47:27
With a 100,000 copies sold does The Spirit Level provide the prefect prescription to solve social and health issues in society? Social epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett argue that equality is not a political goal, but that the evidence shows that it is medically necessary in their book The Spirit Level. According to The Spirit Level the countries that have the largest equality gap between the rich and the poor have the highest level of a given health and social prob
