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  • [Full] Inequalities and power – Linda Martin Alcoff (City University of New York)

    Linda Martin Alcoff has published several books on the intersections of knowledge, identity, and power. You can find and buy them via her website http://www.alcoff.com/books/

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    1. #Inequalities and #power

    2. Why do you care about improving the lives of the poorest?
    3. If you’d grown up in a richer family, would you care as much about the poor?
    4. Why don’t the richest want to raise the wages of the poorest?
    5. What is the just #wage?
    6. How to improve the conditions of the poorest?
    7. If the poor are the majority and we live in a #democracy, how come the system remains the same?
    8. The election financing system should be improved
    9. The length of #elections shouldn’t take the focus away from real policies
    10. Public discourse should be based more on policy substance
    11. The importance of selecting the right sources of #information
    12. Getting the right sources of informations
    13. Why you should get involved in #socialmovements
    14. Even when social movements fail, they can have long-term impact
    15. The #UnitedStates: the most dangerous country in the world?
    16. The importance of collective action
    17. #socialmedia: a double-edged sword
    18. What is the problem with #AI?
    19. AI is creating new forms of oppressions
    20. What should we do about AI?
    21. Why step out of your comfort to make things change?
    22. Do those who take advantage of the system do so intentionally?
    23. The problem with multi-billionaires lies mainly in the underlying power structure

    #academics #society #inequalities #power #foodforthought #changetheworld

    36 min

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