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Daily Links for December 9th

December 10th, 2008 · No Comments

GOOD » Books Are the New Cars» - Another day, another imploding industry…
Economist’s View: “Capitalist Fools” - Was there any single decision which, had it been reversed, would have changed the course of history? … The truth is most of the individual mistakes boil down to just one: a belief that markets are self-adjusting and that the role of government should be minimal. … The embrace by America—and much of the rest of the world—of this flawed economic philosophy made it inevitable that we would eventually arrive at the place we are today.

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Daily Links for December 1st

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Map: Show Me the TARP Money - ProPublica - Each marker represents the headquarters of a financial institution that expects or has already received money from the Treasury Department under the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). The size of each marker represents the amount of bailout money given to each institution. Click on the markers to see the institution’s name and amount it’s receiving.

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Daily Links for October 30th

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

From Cave Paintings to the Internet: 70,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE Timeline -
Calculated Risk: Comparing Stock Market Crashes - Oh my.
EzraKlein Archive | The American Prospect - Granted, it's probably (okay, certainly) not true. But if that crazy person who runs Atlas Shrugged is right and Barack Obama really is the son of Malcolm X, that would make my day. Honestly, who wouldn't give Malcolm props for that one? And think there's anyway we can fit Tupac into the bloodline? Or maybe Obama actually is Tupac? You know that whole shooting was some bullshit, right?

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Daily Links for October 10th

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby - Today, Sequoia Capital hosted a mandatory CEO All-Hands Meeting on Sand Hill Road. There were about 100 CEO’s in attendance and let me tell you, the mood was somber. I’m not one to perpetuate doom and gloom or bad news, but let me underscore this for you: We are in a serious economic downturn and this is just the beginning. Immediate, decisive and swift action is required, along with frugal, day-to-day management of expenses and our business is required.

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Daily Links for September 25th

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Talking Points Memo | Pundit Patrol - So, what do the pundits say?
Daily Kos: State of the Nation: Three Times is Enemy Action - This is not the first time McCain and the GOP have crashed an economy…
Reading Between the Extremes of Obama Campaign v. Michigan GOP - ProPublica - Outrage over a news story that reported a seemingly heartless plan by Michigan Republicans to use home-foreclosure lists to challenge the residency status of voters escalated last week into the first hot-button lawsuit of the election. Accusations got ugly. American Lawyer suggested it could be this election's Florida 2000 or Ohio 2004.

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