We have all had those moments when our children seem to be pushing our buttons and we feel that we are at wits end. Maybe they are refusing to listen, challenging us at every turn, or talking back. Maybe we have had a bad day, tried everything we can think of, or are simply at […]
Apple Comes Up with iOS 6.1 Updates For iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch Users
All the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users get ready to update their iOS devices. On Monday, Apple released its most advanced and powerful OS, ‘iOS 6.1’ with more enhanced features like LTE support, new iCloud features and more. The latest updates come-up with a new feature by which iOS users are allowed to purchase […]
Nepali perspectives: Pragmatic relevancy of Buddhist Eightfold Path for implementing human rights
The Nepalis and others with faith in the Buddhist philosophy highly respect the date of birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama the Buddha. Today is the 2556th birthday of Gautama the Buddha, who was born in a Shakya family in what is now the south western Nepal. Today is his birthday as well as the […]
Nepali workers’ plight and May Day
While the world is observing the global May Day with a slogan of greater democratic rights and solidarity for workers all over the world, the Nepali workers, like those in most other nations, are going through miserable living standards that disable them in almost all sectors of their lives. The massive labor exploitation of the […]
Occupy Nigeria: From Cyberspace to Face-to-Face
Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike Occupy Nigeria is a national protest which began in Nigeria on Monday, January 2, 2012. The civil outrage is organized by trade unions who are incensed by the removal of fuel subsidy by the government. The protest has been fueled by the democratization of information as personified by young Nigerians through their use of […]
The Basis for Legitimate Power, by Phin Upham
Different social structures have ruled the world through history. In this analysis Phin Upham reviews some of the most seminal theories on authority – is the basis for power charisma, bureaucracy or tradition? Max Weber, one of sociology’s seminal figures, borrowed extensively from great thinkers of the past, the histories of civilizations, jurisprudence, the arts, […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 11
- Next Page »