A Bowl of Soul – 12.22.17

A Bowl of Soul Broadcast – 12-22-2017 – Merry Christmas Broadcast Xmas Done Got Funky – Jimmy Jules and the Nuclear Soul System – R&B – 1977 Mistletoe and Me – Isaac Hayes – R&B – 1969 Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding – R&B – 1968 What Christmas Means To Me – Stevie Wonder – R&B – 1967 Gee …

Stephen Moss – Mayer Hersh obituary

Mayer Hersh, who has died aged 90, became in the last 30 years of his life one of the foremost UK-based witnesses to the Holocaust. That he had lived to tell his story at all was little short of miraculous. Hersh, whose family name was originally Herszkowicz, was a Polish Jew, born in the town of Sieradz, near Łódź, in …

Kira M. Newman – Would Unconditional Basic Income Make Us Happier?

On June 5, Swiss voters weighed in on a referendum for universal basic income, a policy that would give every person, rich or poor, working or not, a modest amount of money per year—no strings attached. Although Switzerland voted against the referendum, it’s the first time an entire country has weighed in on the idea. The United States and Canada …

Sarah Lazare – As Elites Aim To Finalize Secret ‘Profit Over People’ Trade Deal, An Alarm Sounds

As trade ministers gather for negotiations at a luxury resort in Hawai’i on Wednesday to finalize the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, hundreds of people are planning to stage protests, hold performances, and raise a sacred “call to attention” to send the message that attempts by the global elite to put “profit over people” are not welcome and will not be …