Hillary Clinton participated in a round-table discussion about manufacturing on Friday in Syrcause.Credit Mike Segar/Reuters
Updated, 6:01 p.m. | Hillary Clinton defended her commitment to combating climate change on Friday, after an eruption with Senator Bernie Sanders over whether she accepts campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry rattled the relatively civil Democratic contest as both candidates vie for support in New York.
A day after Mrs. Clinton grew enraged, telling a young climate change activist after a rally in Purchase, N.Y., that she was “sick of the Sanders campaign lying” about her accepting political donations from the fossil fuel industry, Mr. Sanders doubled down on the accusation, saying on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday that Mrs. Clinton had “taken significant money from the fossil fuel industry.”
The encounter on Thursday was not the first time Mrs. Clinton has been confronted by activists affiliated with Greenpeace, but it came as the two Democrats fight to win liberal support as the race turns toward New York’s April 19 primary.
Polls show that Mrs. Clinton’s significant lead in New York, her adopted home state, has narrowed in recent weeks, as Mr. Sanders’s promise to take on Wall Street and special interests has resonated with liberals in New York City and in economically hard-hit areas upstate.
On Thursday, Mr. Sanders, introduced by famous New Yorkers including the actress Rosario Dawson and the filmmaker Spike Lee, addressed a crowd of thousands of people in the South Bronx. Mrs. Clinton, meanwhile, kicked off her New York campaign at a rally on Wednesday at the Apollo Theater.
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Senator Bernie Sanders at a rally on Thursday in the Bronx.Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times
On Friday, she held a round-table discussion at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central high school, during which she unveiled a $10 billion proposal to bolster jobs in manufacturing. The event was the beginning of a concerted effort by Mrs. Clinton to win back the voters upstate who twice elected her a New York senator.
“We fundamentally believe her work in upstate New York really represents a blueprint or road map for people to follow in looking at what she will do as president in terms of creating good-paying jobs,” Mrs. Clinton’s policy director, Jake Sullivan, told reporters.
But the environment, in particular the candidates’ positions on hydraulic fracturing, is also a driving issue for Democratic voters in New York, one that was thrust to the forefront this week.
The back and forth began on Thursday when the Greenpeace USA activist asked Mrs. Clinton to pledge to reject fossil fuel contributions. Mrs. Clinton tersely responded, saying: “I am so sick — I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I am sick of it.”
Later, her campaign addressed the issue.
“The simple truth is that this campaign has not taken a dollar from oil and gas industry PACs or corporations,” Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, said in a statement. “The simple fact is that the Sanders campaign is misleading voters with their attacks. The money in question is from individuals who work for these companies.”
On Friday, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign went a step further, enlisting New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, to defend the former secretary of state’s record on climate change. “Any suggestion that she is in anyone’s pocket on the issue of climate change, or on any other issue, is flat-out false and inappropriate,” Mr. de Blasio said on a conference call with reporters, calling fighting climate change a “central force” throughout Mrs. Clinton’s career.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, of the $157.8 million the Clinton campaign has raised over all, $307,561 has come from individuals who work in the oil and gas industries. The Sanders campaign has raised more than $50,000 from individuals who work in the oil and gas industries.
Jeff Weaver, Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager, said in a statement that it was “disappointing” that Mrs. Clinton has accused Mr. Sanders’s staff of lying on the issue of fossil fuel industry donations. “Fifty-seven lobbyists from the industry have personally given to her campaign and 11 of those lobbyists have bundled more than $1 million to help put her in the White House,” he said.
“If you include money given to super PACs backing Clinton, the fossil fuel industry has given more than $4.5 million in support of Clinton’s bid,” Mr. Weaver said.
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I was very surprised with this video by Freeman Hrabowski dealing with bettering the education process. He deals with Sociology, History, Critical Thinking, and Logic, a bunch of our disciplines. I especially like the idea of redoing the classes in science and engineering to not only make them more fun but to redo them to make learning better. I could have used him to better myself years ago.
I also liked his connection to Dr. Martin Luthor King and how he got his parents to allow him to march at the age of 12. He is a dynamic individual who has a strength to do what's right and help others. My own parents lived as young people back in that era and did go to the march on Washington in 1963. My grandmother and grandfathers generation as well fought for justice and respect. Freeman continues his vision in education and aiding youth, all youth, including so called minorities, in getting better acquainted in the fields of science and engineering. These just happen to be my fields I am studying as well.
He has a very good history of education and speaking. I looked him up after Foundations of Inquiry class and found that he is not only President of the University of Maryland, he is also an advocate and mathematician. Definitely education, which he strives for, is his foundation. Passing what he has learned and making it easier for future generations is his passion. I hope that he will speak in the New York area so that I may see him in person.
He is also an author of many books and articles on the subject of education and excels in aiding disadvantaged youth in pursuing education in the engineering areas where many people of color may lack. I salute him and all o his efforts.
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A very good TED talk by Chris Bliss concerning two major points. One is the fact that much of our literature from translations holds more depth and input from other countries and that comedy can be used fro many purposes and reasonings. Comedy has communication is one of the points he brings our by showing pictures from Tina Fey from Saturday Night Live impersonation Sarah Palin and also mentions John Stewart from The Daily Show. He, in his explanation of elements that strengthen Literature, Critical Thinking and Logic, add well to our disciplines learned in Foundations of Inquiry.
He brings out a "there is more here than a joke" aspect and adds to the material. Certain things can be explained in a way that brings out more than there is.
***Copy and past this link into your browser. Very Interesting.
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I first saw this video on Youtube a while ago, possibly over two years. I thought to myself, it is powerful, but the subject matter has changed slightly. The first time it dealt with finances, not religion. Now the newer version deals with both and on many levels it is frightening. It connects both to our Economic discipline and our Political science discipline in that it melds them together in a way that warns us what will and already is happening to our and many other governments. We, it seems, need to defend against ourselves and prepare for the end of days, but I will not give this video away. I will let you click on it yourself and make your own judgments.
Logic (from the Ancient Greek: λογική, logike)[1] is the use and study of valid reasoning.[2][3] The study of logic features most prominently in the subjects of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science.
Logic was studied in several ancient civilizations, including India,[4]China,[5]Persia and Greece. In the West, logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle, who gave it a fundamental place in philosophy. The study of logic was part of the classical trivium, which also included grammar and rhetoric. Logic was further extended by Al-Farabi who categorized it into two separate groups (idea and proof). Later, Avicenna revived the study of logic and developed relationship between temporalis and the implication. In the East, logic was developed by Buddhists and Jains.
Logic is often divided into three parts: inductive reasoning, abductive reasoning, and deductive reasoning.
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I almost laughed at this video, "The Intricate Economics of Terrorism. When the speaker stated that the group of terrorist had run out of money it seemed like a parody of sorts. Of course, speaker Loretta Napoleoni does not really mean to give a speech about how broke terrorists are funny, but does show an interesting point as she explains how terrorism is a business that does require large capital to exist. I apply this to Political Science and Sociology as the disciplines this connects to.
In many newspapers I have seen governments supporting terrorists to achieve their own ends. The fight will definitely have a winner or loser, and if it is oil, land, or power, people, governments, or whoever, they want to be on the winning side. Many things in the issue depend on what they fight for, and how much they have to fight with.
The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on issues both timely and timeless.
Here’s an idea many philosophers and logicians have about the function of logic in our cognitive life, our inquiries and debates. It isn’t a player. Rather, it’s an umpire, a neutral arbitrator between opposing theories, imposing some basic rules on all sides in a dispute. The picture is that logic has no substantive content, for otherwise the correctness of that content could itself be debated, which would impugn the neutrality of logic. One way to develop this idea is by saying that logic supplies no information of its own, because the point of information is to rule out possibilities, whereas logic only rules out inconsistencies, which are not genuine possibilities. On this view, logic in itself is totally uninformative, although it may help us extract and handle non-logical information from other sources.
...logic supplies no information of its own, because the point of information is to rule out possibilities...
The idea that logic is uninformative strikes me as deeply mistaken, and I’m going to explain why. But it may not seem crazy when one looks at elementary examples of the cognitive value of logic, such as when we extend our knowledge by deducing logical consequences of what we already know. If you know that either Mary or Mark did the murder (only they had access to the crime scene at the right time), and then Mary produces a rock-solid alibi, so you know she didn’t do it, you can deduce that Mark did it. Logic also helps us recognize our mistakes, when our beliefs turn out to contain inconsistencies. If I believe that no politicians are honest, and that John is a politician, and that he is honest, at least one of those three beliefs must be false, although logic doesn’t tell me which one.
Marijuana, more popularly known as cannabis, marihuana and even ganja, is basically a psychoactive drug. Extracted from the plant Cannabis sativa, or Cannabis sativa subsp. Indica, it is used for recreational, religious or spiritual, and medicinal purposes. Still, since early 20th century, the possession, use or sale of psychoactive cannabis products has been made illegal in most parts of the world, including the United States. The reason behind this comprises of the numerous side effects that result from excessive or regular consumption of the drug. In the following lines, we have listed the positive and negative effects of marijuana, just for your knowledge.
Pros & Cons Of Marijuana
Pros
Marijuana has been used to enhance the appetite of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Studies have shown that marijuana is beneficial in relieving a person from the uneasy feeling of nausea.
Doctors have made use of marijuana, successfully, in the treatment of neurogenic pain.
The people suffering from glaucoma, asthma and spasticity have been found to have benefited from the consumption of marijuana.
Marijuana can help relieve the chronic pain and suffering of people with incurable diseases like cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, etc.
Marijuana is regarded to be a 'mind opener' i.e. it can help people broaden their outlook and think creatively.
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I take the stand that we do not need to pass a law concerning marijuana. Let's just ban it period. There are too many drugs out there in general to add one more to the market. Legalizing it will just create more problems with people who cannot control themselves. Just like alcohol, this drug will find a user who will abuse its features and put himself or herself at risk, not to mention others. Then the problems will come. More issues, more sadness and more death. We would have to create so many circumstances to properly use the drug, if there is such a use, that the purpose itself might fall into question. Allow doctor-prescribed usage first, then study the usage until deemed much more necessary. Just allowing anyone to come along and buy it or use it will only create more problems.
