- Black September | The Big Picture – September 2008 marked the beginning…
- Robert Reich’s Blog: And Now Deflation – The good news is that all this price cutting is helping average people at a time when wages and benefits, and jobs, are also being cut. The bad news is it's also cutting deep into producer profits, causing them to cut even more jobs and wages. The big danger is it may cause some consumers to delay purchases, thinking they can get a better deal when prices drop further. That's a self-fulfilling prophesy. If more and more consumers take this view, sellers will have to reduce prices further to get them to buy now. That may sound good until you realize it means more layoffs, and more cuts in wages and benefits.
- Miscellanea » Archive » We’re (not) Number One – Before the yelling starts I’m America-hating Eurotrash, I’d like to clear a few things up: first off I am American — not British as the many emails people send me assume. Secondly, I desperately, desperately want America to actually be the best country in the world. I’ve lived in London for the majority of the Bush presidency and been miserable watching from a distance as the nation crumbles from within. What is it that prevents America from righting herself? Stupid, blind, unthinking patriotism — willful idiots yelling “We’re number one!” while ignoring all evidence to the contrary.
- Fake News Index: Charting the Media Parody Industry – An infographic style matrix.
- Beware the pink aisle | MetaFilter – I agree. Girls toys are all pink, and are largely restricted to traditional gender specific activities and roles – mommy, hairdresser, nurse, teacher. etc.
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