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Learned Social Classism, Is Working Even Ethical?

January 29, 2013

Aaron Jackson, Guest Writer Waking Times As explained in the article Learning Careerism As A Moral Reward System; our society, specifically our education system, teaches and prepared us for a careerist lifestyle. Or simply put, working for money is considered success in our societies. But not only does it teach us to work for currency. Just …

10 Reasons ‘JOB’ Should Be a Four-Letter Word

June 2, 2012

J.P. Hicks, Contributing Writer Waking Times It seems to me that the millions of Americans caught in long-term unemployment are suffering from some kind of illness – a mental impairment that blocks their ability to be creative – called hopelessness. Through no fault of their own, they seem to lack the will to create their …