Tag: Olympics
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Of course there are empty Olympic seats: our Victorian government is arresting anyone who tries to sell them
Telegraph: Of course there are empty Olympic seats: our Victorian government is arresting anyone who tries to sell them … Think it through for a moment. There are some people over here that have something they don't value, while there are other people over there who value those things highly. What we'd like is for…
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Watch the Olympics Online
Wired: Watch the Olympics Online The 2008 Beijing Olympics will happen while most Americans are sleeping. While NBC, the games' official media outlet in the United States, will be providing thousands of hours of content on the web, the only way to truly ensure you won't miss too many record-breaking moments is to spread yourself…
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Just Inequality?
One of the central issues for economic inequality is how much of it is legitimate. For instance, few bat an eye at the "inequality" of a person with twenty-five years of experience in a particular occupation making more than a person with five years. Experience counts for something. But what if there is an unequal…