Want to teach your kids self-control? Ask a Cameroonian farmer – [US] National Public Radio

  STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let’s ask what a classic test of child psychology shows in a different culture – a test of self-control which involves being presented with a tasty marshmallow, which you’re not supposed to eat. Researchers found a culture where kids demonstrate almost unbelievable self-control. Here’s NPR’s Micaeleen Doucleff. MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, BYLINE: A […]

Ghandi’s racist beliefs catch up with his massive legacy at Ghana’s Legon: his statue must come down!

Gandhi’s Statue at the University Of Ghana Must Come Down – – change.org/Gborbilor Aberqu Please use the link at post’s end to read the whole petition which needs signature. Thanks, Tola]     The Members of the University of Ghana Council Attn: Chairman of Council Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi 12 September 2016 Dear Honourable Members of the University […]

The Mental Disease of Late-Stage Capitalism – Joe Brewer

I’ve been talking with a lot of my friends recently — in private where they felt comfortable letting their guard down — about the dirty little secret no one is supposed to talk about. The shame people feel when they can’t find a job… …or pay their bills. …or go to the dentist. …or that they have to move […]