The Third Depression
“Read this column! The Third Depression - http://nyti.ms/cUdeac”
I did read it. Paul Krugman knows and speaks with authority.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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The Third Depression
There was the Long Depression, then the Great Depression, and now we are in the early stages of a third depression. This one is primarily a failure of policy.
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Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind
Researchers have been analyzing daydreaming, and they’ve found those stray thoughts to be remarkably common — and often quite useful.
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In Ordinary Lives, U.S. Sees the Work of Russian Agents
They had lived for more than a decade in American cities and suburbs from Seattle to New York. But on Monday, prosecutors accused 11 people of being part of an espionage ring.
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Wrong Track Distress
With no end to the employment crisis in sight, the U.S. desperately needs to enact an aggressive jobs-creation campaign.
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In Ireland, a Picture of the Cost of Austerity
In Ireland, which adopted austerity measures two years ago that other European countries are now looking to pursue, the economic downturn has only grown worse.
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TobyChaudhuri
‘Mixed Results’ for U.S. Team, Uncertain Future for its Coach
“‘Mixed Results’ for U.S. Team, Uncertain Future for its Coach - http://nyti.ms/bwdwFG”
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In Suit Over Faulty Computers, Window to Dell’s Fall
Documents show that Dell was aware of bad components in millions of computers sold from 2003 to 2005.
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No Sex Please, We’re Middle Class
A “female Viagra” won’t cure what ails America’s bedrooms.
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The Court, the Constitution and the Reality of Guns
The Supreme Court’s ruling that state and local laws cannot restrict an individual’s right to bear arms puts too many lives at risk.
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Right to Information Law Is Lever for India’s Poor
The popular Right to Information law may not have made a big dent in corruption, but it has given a powerful tool to Indians by helping to resolve their complaints.
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Antibiotic Use in Animals Should be Limited, F.D.A. Says
Federal health officials, concerned about the growing problem of superbugs, took a tentative step toward banning a common agricultural use of penicillin and tetracycline.
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johnprieur
In Ordinary Lives, U.S. Sees the Work of Russian Agents
“Wow... 11 Russian spies busted throughout U.S. http://nyti.ms/9VUDIZ”
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Bill Wilson’s Gospel
The story of Alcoholics Anonymous teaches us about human nature and the kinds of social programs that do and don’t work.
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tlomauro
Compelling Stories, if Not Literature
“Compelling Stories, if Not Literature (patient memoirs) - http://nyti.ms/9aV35f”
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rjkatz
Supreme Court Upholds Accounting Board
“Supreme Court Upholds Accounting Board - http://nyti.ms/dqcVfb”
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sistagirl2u
A Tax Form for the Marginally Employed
“A Tax Form for the Marginally Employed - http://nyti.ms/aIdUPD”
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isoia
Lifetime of Tracking Killings Ends in Activist’s Own
“Excellent piece on execution of a human rights activist in Congo. We need an end to impunity. - http://nyti.ms/bfWpnX”
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Jennifer Preston
How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying?
“More than 300 people have already weighed in on - "How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? - http://nyti.ms/aQdhSp Your thoughts?”
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R
Book Review - Extra Lives - Why Video Games Matter - By Tom Bissell
The best account yet of what it feels like to be a video gamer at a time when humanity is encountering a new form of storytelling.
Weddings for Everybody!
Legislating love: Let gays get married.
OK by me. There is no mutual interest.
Birds do it, bees do it, even little fleas do it
Table for 2? Get Ready to Wait in Line
“Table for 2? Get Ready to Wait in Line - http://nyti.ms/ayn5uq”
An easy way is to hire a stand-in. That or tag team the door. Cell phones are good for something.
Monday, June 28, 2010
How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying?
Affronted by cyberspace’s escalation of adolescent viciousness, many parents are looking to schools for justice, protection, even revenge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slander
I know no better way. Duelling is forbidden.
The Third Depression
There was the Long Depression, then the Great Depression, and now we are in the early stages of a third depression. This one is primarily a failure of policy.
A first use of the d word. The pain must be great enough to destroy the ghouls.
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