The brave new world of work: where employees are treated as criminals

Online retailer Amazon has come in for criticism since it was revealed they electronically tag their factory workers – does this represent the ‘new world’ of work? Scottish Government

Anthony Elliot (TC),- Every age has its estimate of the pressures and perils of work.Adam Smith, writing in the 18th century, focused on the toil and trauma of work. Karl Marx, writing in the 19th century, spoke of the alienation of labour. In our own time, employment – for more and more people – is being stretched to embrace new personal tribulations More...

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Zygmunt-Bauman
By Kourosh Ziabari On Thursday, April 18th, 2013
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The Popularity of Consumerist Culture Imported from the West. Interview with Polish sociologist and philosopher Prof. Zygmunt Bauman

Kourosh Ziabari (KZ), – Prof. Zygmunt Bauman is a world-renowned, award-winning sociologist, philosopher and historian. He was born on November 19, 1925 in Poland and has been living in the UK since 1971. He is More...

Ben Afflek Oscar winning director of Argo
By nsnbc On Thursday, March 21st, 2013
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Ben Affleck could be hanged for war crimes: US intelligence expert

[caption id="attachment_23823" align="alignleft" width="210"] Ben Afflek, Oscar winning director of Argo[/caption] Is Argo “just a movie?” Or is it a disguised intelligence operation - maybe even a war crime? Kevin More...

By nsnbc On Sunday, March 17th, 2013
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Happy Nowruz and New Iranian Year. A Journey into Iranian Culture

Compiled By: Firouzeh Mirrazavi Deputy Editor of Iran Review Although the human world has been regularly teeming with wrongdoings and although bitter events are too many, easily observed and seem daunting, all More...

how it works-gene therapy
By nsnbc On Saturday, March 16th, 2013
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Trillions for Wars, None For Cancer Stricken Children

Team cures cancer with innovative treatment, child-patients stuck with staggering bills. (Local.Org).- In "On the Cusp of Ending Big Pharma," a coming revolution in biology and medicine made possible by a better More...

Quran
By Kourosh Ziabari On Sunday, March 10th, 2013
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Burning the holy-books is a loathsome act: John E. Hare interviewed by Kourosh Ziabari

Kourosh Ziabari – Prof. John E. Hare is the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at the Yale University’s Divinity School. A British classicist, philosopher and ethicist, he is the author of several More...

James Petras
By nsnbc On Saturday, March 9th, 2013
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The Greek Catastrophe: Three Generations of Greek Workers

By James Petras.- As Greece enters the sixth year of Europe’s worst economic depression, with 30% of its labor force unemployed and over 52% of its youth jobless, the entire social fabric is unraveling; a suicide More...

Twins win "best costume" for Purim 2013.
By nsnbc On Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
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Israel Celebrates Successful 9/11 Operation on Purim Holiday. The Origin of the Purim Holiday

Dr. Kevin Barrett.- For more than eleven years, Israel has been wildly celebrating the success of its 9/11 operation against the United States of America. The latest example: Israeli children recently dressed up More...

DPRK tree planting day
By Christof Lehmann On Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
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Tree-Planting Day in the DPR-Korea embodies Socialist and traditional Asian Cultural Values

Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) - On 2 March people across the Democratic Peoples´Republic Korea (DPRK) turned out to plant trees to improve both the rural and urban environments throughout the country. The annual Tree More...

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By Kourosh Ziabari On Friday, February 8th, 2013
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The Other Side of “North Korea” An Interview with Alejandro Cao de Benós

Interview by Kourosh Ziabari. (KouroshZiabari) North Korea , also known as DPRK, is a mostly unknown and mysterious country. There are several preconceptions and myths about it which can be hardly debunked since More...