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In the end, the important question is whether the simplicity and ease of use introduced by collapsing many indicators into a single number outweighs the inherent inaccuracy of the process.
Naked Statistics
Charles Wheelan
The Anthropocene — a concept that, the story goes, Paul Crutzen blurted out spontaneously in Mexico in 2000 — is understood as an epoch in which the effects of human action register at the geological scale. In other words, capitalism and colonialism should be recognized as forces equivalent to tectonic plates.
Deep Time Sickness | NOEMA
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They have had to believe for many years, and for innumerable reasons, that black men are inferior to white men. Many of them, indeed, know better, but, as you will discover, people find it very difficult to act on what they know. To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. In this case, the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is the loss of their identity.
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
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