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Light Blogging – The Obscene Wealth List

March 10th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged , ,

The transnational capitalist class, immune to economic shocks:

Posted in Globalization, Social Inequalities, Social Privilege, Transnational Capitalist Class | No Comments »

Still Light Blogging – Top 10 Ways to Fight Corporate Crime

March 10th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged , , ,

By Bill Black:

So, what are the top 10 ways?

10. Hire 1,000 FBI agents to investigate corporate and white-collar crime

9. Appoint a chief criminologist at each of the financial regulatory agencies.

8. Fix executive compensation by tying it to long-term corporate performance.

7. Target the top 100 corporate criminals. (It would be interesting to see who would be on the list… Todd Krohn? Any suggestions?

6. Regulate first.

5. Bust up the FBI partnership with the Mortgage Bankers Association.

4. Get rid of Ben Bernanke as chair of the Fed. Replace him with Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz.

3. Get rid of too big to fail.

2. Create a consumer financial protection agency headed by Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren.

1. Fire Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Office of Thrift Supervision chief John Bowman, Fed chief regulator Patrick Parkinson, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Chief John Dugan.

Posted in Public Policy, Social Deviance, Social Inequalities, Social Privilege | No Comments »

Still Light Blogging – The Cove

March 9th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Holy !@#$!

This will become part of my global issues class. It touches upon so many issues:

  • Environment and sustainability, of course
  • Globalization
  • Global governance and the role of international governmental organizations
  • Global civil society / global activism
  • Global stratification
  • The multi-layered nature of global governance and the role of national governments
  • The mixing of cultural, political and economic factors
  • Health and public policy

Posted in Activism, Biodiversity, Culture, Dramaturgy, Economy, Embeddedness, Environment, Global Civil Society, Global Governance, Globalization, Health, Mass Violence, Politics, Public Policy, Sociology, Sustainability | No Comments »

The Visual Du Jour – Unemployment By Education

March 8th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged

Via Calculated Risk, click on the image for a larger view:

Posted in Labor | 1 Comment »

Music Break – MSTRKRFT

March 8th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged

Heartbreaker

Posted in Music | No Comments »

Why I’m Still Light Blogging… Not For The Faints of Heart

March 8th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged

Below the fold to protect the innocent and sensitive minds… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Health | No Comments »

Still Light Blogging – The Sociology of Chatroulette

March 7th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged ,

Antonio Casilli is on the case:

Posted in Networks, Sociology | No Comments »

Still Light Blogging – Chronic Unemployment

March 6th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged ,

Via Karl Bakeman, the March issue of the Atlantic Monthly has sociologists reflecting on the long-term impact of the recession on unemployment. The whole thing is worth a read:

Posted in Labor, Sociology | No Comments »

Music Break – Frankmusic

March 4th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged

When You’re Around:

Posted in Music | No Comments »

Something That Will Go Straight Into My Syllabus

March 4th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged ,

Via pitse1eh, something, I am sure, many of us have experienced:

I would argue that this is especially true with sociology as we challenged the class / race / gender hegemony more than other social sciences.

Posted in Sociology, Teaching Sociology | 1 Comment »

Still Light Blogging – Manuel Castells Speaks, You Listen

March 4th, 2010 by SocProf and tagged ,

Via the Complexity and Social Networks Blog:

Posted in Networks, Sociology | No Comments »

The Visual Du Jour – The Rich Getting Richer

March 3rd, 2010 by SocProf and tagged ,

Still going strong:

This is an undeniable reality that happened by design:

Posted in Social Inequalities, Social Stratification, Sociology | 2 Comments »

Still Light Blogging – Globalization as Systemic Mess

March 2nd, 2010 by SocProf and tagged , ,

So says Immanuel Wallerstein on the collapse of Greece:

World risk society indeed.

Posted in Global Governance, Globalization, Risk Society | 2 Comments »

The Visual Du Jour – Life Expectancy At Retirement

March 2nd, 2010 by SocProf and tagged , ,

Via Arthur Goldhammer,

Pay especially attention to France and South Kora, considering a similar retirement age. Also note the dramatic improvements in Turkey and Ireland, for instance.

Posted in Health, Health Care, Population | No Comments »

Still Light Blogging – Hardwired for Equality?

March 1st, 2010 by SocProf and tagged ,

Maybe:

This would go along for evidence of hard-wiring for empathy as well. The list of ways in which equality is good for us is starting to get long. So, how long before we can declare belief in inequalities as faulty wiring and fund some medical research for it? *SocProf asks disingenuously*

Posted in Social Inequalities, Social Stratification | No Comments »

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