The economic crisis makes more sense with a popping sound
Posted in awesomenesseconomyUncategorized [vodpod id=Groupvideo.1662307&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "The economic crisis makes more sense …", posted with vodpod I think I almost understand...
View ArticleEerily prescient, eight years later
Posted in economypoliticsBush swore to do “everything in [his] power” to undo the damage wrought by Clinton’s two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into...
View ArticleGenius: young and old, early and late
Posted in bookseconomypop culturepublishingwritingMalcolm Gladwell, of The Tipping Point and Blink fame, has a really interesting article in the latest New Yorker, concerning “literary genius.” The...
View ArticlePalin on Clinton on Palin
Posted in economyfeminismpoliticsBy now I’m sure we’ve all heard that the Republican campaign spent $150,000 on new clothes for Sarah Palin on her being named as McCain’s running mate. Here’s the LA...
View ArticleBloggers making a living
Posted in bloggingeconomyinternetpublishingreadingUncategorizedwritingTechnorati has released its latest “State of the Blogosphere”. From it, Mediabistro’s Galley Cat pulls that only 2% of bloggers...
View ArticleChristmas wishes
Posted in economyfaithlifemusicspiritualitytelevisionI have to admit that in the past few years, I’ve become less interested in Christmas and holiday festivities. I’d say it began two years ago, the...
View ArticleQuerying ’09
Posted in bookseconomypublishingwritingNow that the holidays are behind and most people in most places are actually back at their desks, I’ve been giving a lot of thoughts to stuff that needs...
View ArticleHow Obama might save the economy
Posted in economypoliticsAs suggested by Paul Krugman in a letter to Rolling Stone (which, I realize, doesn’t actually sound that interesting, but hey, I’m taking a class on economics): What Obama Must...
View ArticleResults of the bailouts
Posted in barack obamaeconomyJust four days after GM received a $5 billion dollar loan as a bailout from the federal government, the company announced today it would lay off 2,000 workers and slow...
View ArticleOccupy Morality, or: Are Occupy Writers Doing It Wrong?
Posted in bookseconomyinternetpoliticspublishingWhen I first heard about the Occupy Movement (which has now spread far beyond Wall Street), I was intrigued because I felt like I identified with the...
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