Category: Economy

Does the United States need to become more Scandinavian to be more egalitarian?

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 benign0 51 Comments

I don’t necessarily subscribe to liberal views and populist rhetoric, but there is some truth in what United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont) is pointing out — that America’s middle class is progressively being eroded, presumably by (1) advances in technology that progressively and intelligently automate work done by white collar workers, and (2)…

Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society, Technology

Organized Religion and Organized Crime…

May 27, 2015 Grimwald 28 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making this up and I am not saying this lightly. If any of you have bothered to keep up with my articles and posts here on GRP, you probably know that I hold religious beliefs. So yes, I know that what I’m about to say will sound somewhat hypocritical….

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders kicks off campaign with a populist bang!

May 27, 2015 benign0 14 Comments

Presidential campaign fever is in the air in the United States amidst widespread lament over a lack of strong policy- and issues-based debate so far coming from the top presidential contenders Jeb Bush (Republican) and Hillary Clinton (Democratic). In the midst of all this, Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic (Independent caucus)) launched his campaign with an…

Economy, Politics

Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs: Where We Go Wrong

May 27, 2015 Grimwald 7 Comments

For those keeping up with my Deep series, chapter 6 is on its way. I just think that this article is of greater importance so I’m posting it first. This article is essentially a response and expansion of this post. Please read all of it and watch the video. When I was in nursing school, we were…

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We Need to Wake Up for 2016

May 23, 2015 Grimwald 26 Comments

I’m not gonna mince words anymore. It’s time for me to be brutally frank. The immaturity of Filipinos as it is is probably one of the biggest factors that keep it in the dark about what’s really going on in the world around us. Remember my article about the immaturity of Filipinos? Well, I think…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Slex/Skyway E-Cards Out In June 2015

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 P. Farol 9 Comments

Skyway System Operator San Miguel Corporation Demonstrates Responsiveness to Social Media The E-Pass is an active RFID tag that allows motorists on SLEX to just zip through toll booths and have the toll fee deducted from the cash stored in the active RFID tag’s account. This has been around for some time now and despite…

Development, Economy, Government

2016: Will Anything Ever Change?

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 Grimwald 7 Comments

I have been asked more than twice now whether or not I believe that Duterte is the best candidate we have for president in the up and coming 2016 election. Okay, first, let’s just get something out of the way first. No, I would actually prefer to vote for Gordon even if there are more…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Can Porn Save Philippine Media?

May 20, 2015 Grimwald 39 Comments

After a considerable amount of thinking, I can’t help but speculate over how Pinoy media is essentially destroying the minds of our countrymen, especially those with no access to other channels asides from local ones. What’s difficult to accept is that while our media tries to keep a veneer of “wholesomeness” to their programming, I…

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