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Saving Us From The Snoops – Forbes
ForbesSaving Us From The SnoopsForbesIn 1990 William Ghetti, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, had a letter published in British newspaper The Independent in which he challenged the purpose of American offensives in the Gulf. His comments, later cited in a … Amid calls from heads …
There is power(ful happiness) in a union (Daily Kos)
Union membership has declined—a lot—over the past few decades, but it remains a powerful force in the lives of members. Researchers at Baylor University and the University of Arkansas:
> … Found that “union members are more satisfied with their lives than those who are not members and that the substantive effect of union membership on life satisfaction is large and rivals other common predictors of quality of life.” […]
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> In their study, they tease out four “pathways” by which being a union member might improve quality of life compared with not being a member: “These include having greater satisfaction with one’s experiences while working, feeling greater job security, being afforded numerous opportunities for social interaction and integration, and enhancing the participatory benefits associated with more engaged democratic citizenship.”
It's not just about money, in other words. In fact, as far as the researchers could discover, the effects of union membership on people's happiness are independent of factors like income, education, gender, and more. This makes perfect sense to me. It's good for people to feel connected to each other, like they have a voice and at least a chance of influencing what goes on in their …
NSA 'tapped N. Korean networks'
Evidence gathered about N. Korea proved critical in President Obama accusing the country of ordering the cyberattack on Sony. The NYT reports.
