Is this what people want?

As many of you know already, I love Noam Chomsky's work. In this video he speaks to an interviewer about what motivates people. The interviewer give his opinion and then the 'man' responds. Do you agree with Chomsky or is the interviewer right? How do we decide what are the factors that motivate people to strive or not strive forward? The short video can be found here.

Wealth Distribution in Canada

When we look at wealth distribution in Canada, are there issues we need to deal with? If so, what are they? If not, why not? Provide a thoughtful response to illustrate what is important to consider when it comes to income distribution in Canada. Please do not forget to display how this relates to our curriculum coverage within economics.  You can find the video but clicking following link: Wealth Distribution in Canada.

Health Care, Individual or Collective Issue

In an exchange between a Canadian doctor and a US senator on health care what issues become apparent? What ideologies do you see that impacts this issue? What are the pro's and con's of each position? How should the issue be resolved?  The video is found here.

Picutred below is a 70-year-old retired insurance salesman who is a dedicated NAZI and wants to run for the 2018 mid-term election as a congressional representive. As a democracy, is this appropriate? Can we advocate one who favors a dictatorship to run for office in our type of system? I would love to hear  your responses and/or insights into this. Use this article and included video to help you respond.

Heart-Wrenching Video: Starving Polar Bear on Iceless Land | National Ge...

We forget that climate change is not just effecting human life... oh hum.

EPA - Let's just change the rules!

About four and a half minutes into the Rachel Maddow show an Obama EPA administrator enters and is interviewed for a few minutes. Apparently, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is scrapping the website that contained information about climate change and other environmental impacts on people. This was bought data from the American people. What is the implication of this? I think Voltaire must be spinning in his grave!

Trump's irony displayed in India

In Mumbai (formally Bombay) there is a billboard advertising how to live according to Donald Trump. In the backdrop you see children living on the street. What messages does this send to those who see the billboard? How does one relate to this image? Given what you have learned and have been witnessed to with all the Trump news, how does one make sense of this? Article can be found here.

Dakota Pipeline

Fitting post as we are discussing the variances of political power. This also will help dive into aboriginal issues shortly. When we think of politics, does this video/s insight images of illiberalism? If so, how so, if not, why not? How does the video or videos if you want to watch one more here, speak to politics, economics and our society? What resolutions to the problem/s displayed do you see which will lead to 'progress'?