Hard working women from a cotton mill,1909
Hard working women from a cotton mill,1909. pic.twitter.com/damvHbkQ1p — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 26. Februar 2018
Category Archives: Politics
Heimat im Plural
Die vielschichtigen Beziehungen türkischer Migrantinnen und Migranten untersuchen Ethnologinnen und Ethnologen am Beispiel von Fulpmes im Stubaital und der westtürkischen Provinz Uşak. Das Stubaier Messer in der Küche in der Türkei, die türkische Suppe in Tirol: Der Austausch von Geld und Waren, aber auch von Einstellungen und Werten steht dabei im Zentrum. (more…)
Here’s what happened when black politicians held power
Study shows how they aided southern blacks during Reconstruction
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research provides the strongest evidence to date that the race of a political officeholder can have a significant effect on policy – at least historically. (more…)
Research shows how industry spends to influence the legislative agenda
Harris scholar Alex Fouirnaies examines high value on access to agenda setters
Every year companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on elections in the United States. Yet studies of roll-call votes have shown that donations to specific office holders do not regularly yield the votes donors want. So why do industries continue to pour billions into the coffers of legislators? (more…)
Pablo Escobar (right) ‘posing’ as a gangster with his cousin Gustavo in the 1980s.
Pablo Escobar (right) 'posing' as a gangster with his cousin Gustavo in the 1980s. pic.twitter.com/KYTrkAv1rD — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 7. Februar 2018
Contemporary indigenous activism reveals the role of ‘place’ in environmental sustainability and justice, MU scholar finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Place-based identity” is the idea that people form a sense of place and establish connections to a geographical area. Often, place-based struggles arise when that sense of home is threatened by development or undermined by non-local actors. In a new book that focuses on place-based activism led by indigenous people in the United States, Canada and New Zealand, Soren Larsen suggests that today’s place-based battles are transforming the way native and non-native people are understanding and relating to place itself. (more…)
Bundesbevölkerung mit Maßnahmen der Energiewende zufrieden
Die Deutschen sind mit den Zielen und Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der Energiewende mehrheitlich zufrieden, sehen jedoch Probleme bei der Verteilung der Kosten. Das ist das Ergebnis zweier Studien des Fachgebiets für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung der Universität Kassel. Dabei fördern die Autoren auch neue Erkenntnisse über die Haltung der Kritiker der Energiewende zutage. (more…)
Some interesting facts ‘Stormy Daniels’ reveals about herself on her website
Just weeks ago porno actress, writer and director ‘Stormy Daniels’ made headlines having an alleged affair with President Donald Trump. (more…)