In 155 BCE Rome fined Athens 500 talents for the sacking of Oropus. This was a huge amount for Athens to pay, so they sent the leading philosophers
An audit of the U.S. military’s spending in Afghanistan has revealed that a whopping $45 billion is unaccounted for. – Full Story From a post I
中文翻譯 The occupation, by several hundred students, of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on March 18th, and the subsequent birth of what has been called the
The NY Times reports some on some “really alarming trends in life expectancy” among poor whites: The decline among the least educated non-Hispanic
What is at stake in the Chicago Teachers Union strike? Here are some links to articles I’ve found useful/interesting in the form of a FAQ. I will
Translated from Unexceptionalism: A Primer, By E. L. Doctorow. Thanks to the anonymous translator.
Writing in the WSJ about a program to provide food security to India’s poor, Rupa Subramanya reveals her ideological bias in towards the end of the
Photo by Ereine Former Clinton White House adviser and prominent blogger, Brad DeLong says: “We have to ask ourselves: Do we want to revive our
In my last post I attempted to make sense of the origins of the current economic crisis in the subprime mortgage debacle. In this post I look at the
This post is the first of my attempts to make sense for myself of the current financial crisis. In this post I ask the question: How did we get into
I forget where I read that looking at how often the word “recession” appears in the newspaper is as good a method as any of determining whether we
Speaking of Iceland … one of the coolest things about the country is how well they’ve used geothermal energy: In Iceland, there are five major
For those who haven’t been following, Obama’s been doing his best to alienate the progressive left. That’s resulted in him butting heads with two of
If thou lend money to any of My people, even to the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
From Krugman’s blog: One of the big but little-noticed economic stories of the past few years is the sharp slowdown in US productivity growth. Dean
The text of John Edward’s Hanover speech reprinted in full (via Crooked Timber): Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: “To Build One America, End the
Almost every night the news features at least one story about rising commodity prices. A few extra cents for spinach or milk might not seem earth
Via Strange Maps, a chart/map showing US States renamed with the names of countries where the GDP is similar to that of those states. {maps, GDP}
A few weeks ago Victor Mair wrote a guest post on Language Log implying that China’s high rates of illiteracy could be cured by reforming the
The following quotes and chart were culled from Jason DeParle’s New York Review of Books article, “The American Prison Nightmare.” The issue has
Wikipedia lists some problems with the current method of calculating the unemployment rate in the US. These include the fact that 1.5% of the
I haven’t been doing much John Edwards blogging since he announced his candidacy, but back in February I had bookmarked two articles about Edwards’
Steve Benen, who is guest blogging over at Political Animal, quotes John Edwards answering a question as to whether he would give balancing the
I’ve been delinquent in writing up the half a dozen stories on global inequality which I’ve been meaning to blog about, so here they all are in one
How long does the average worker have to labor before they can afford to purchase a Big Mac at McDonald’s? A recent study compiled the data for
Charles Miller makes an important point: As such, it still baffles me that a week later, the news is blanketed with Iraq, Iraq, Iraq, Iraq and
Here is a challenge for the English language blogs here in Taiwan: Write something about economic inequality in Taiwan without getting sidetracked
Over at Political Animal, Jacob Hacker is blogging about his new book The Great Risk Shift. In a recent post he answered the question: Is increased
Krugman’s latest: Between 2000 and 2005, the number of Americans with private health insurance coverage fell by 1 percent. But over the same
There has been an interesting debate on the web about whether or not short-term swings in US electoral politics make much of a difference to
Shashwati and I are planning a research trip to London this summer (for the film), and more than culture shock, we are preparing for price shock.
Having just complained about the Times habit of writing as if the poor didn’t exist, suddenly I find two articles that would make you think the
This is a general shout-out to all the stupid people out there: Thank you! Thank you for buying your memory from Apple (or purchasing a black
When I was a kid the tooth fairy only gave me a quarter, this site says the going rate is a dollar, but this news story has me thinking that
Via BoingBoing, a lecture by veteran print journalist Tom Stites who explains why “less affluent Americans have abandoned newspapers and are angry
Fellow Savage Mind, Alex Golub, was interviewed extensively for this excellent article in the Ottawa Citizen about conflict between a Canadian
I’m inclined to agree with Jonathan Freedland when he argues that the gay marriage amendment is little more than a red herring. This is backed up by
Last year I had an opportunity in New York to hear a report from Robert Weil, the author of Red Cat, White Cat, who had just come back from China
More proof that the New York Review of Books should hire me as a writer. Just after I wrote my post on “capitalisms” I came across this NYRB article
At the heart of France’s protests are efforts to reform the labor market. In light of that it is worth reading this article by Mark Weisbrot: The
One topic I discuss a lot here on Keywords is inequality, but one thing I’ve never thought about before I read this New Yorker article is proposing
For developing countries, being landlocked poses a special burden: Consider these statistics. Outside of western and central Europe, the average
Last night Shashwati and I called Roxy in Chharanager and heard some terrific news. (Skype’s conference calling feature is amazing!) Just after New
I earlier suggested we should adopt India’s practice of referring to the better off segments of society as “the creamy layer,” but Krugman’s latest
An important new group blog has been launched. Here is a statement from one of the inaugural posts on the blog How the Other Half Lives: In this
In 2004 I wrote that rural poverty, rather than a rejection of communalist policies, was largely responsible for throwing the BJP out of power in
Two days ago we filmed a protest play performed by the Budhan Theatre in front of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad. The play
This amazing map, “based on more than 40,000 postings on Internet ‘safe lists’ by Katrina survivors” and documenting the migration of a small
Taiwanese love to complain about their country and how it is going down the drain. And they also like to idealize how much more advanced and modern
There is an old saying in Taiwan: “The number one job is selling ice desserts and the number two is being a doctor.” I personally wonder just how
What I want to know is, when Kyle gets his house, will he trade it to me for a red paperclip? (via BoingBoing) {barter, house, paperclip}
For years there has been talk about how Hollywood would abandon celluloid once and for all, digitally transmitting films directly to movie theaters.
Jeffrey Rosen called Chicago law professor Richard Epstein the “intellectual guru” of a movement to “resurrect the Constitution in Exile,” meaning
I’m a huge fan of director Fernando Meirelles after seeing City of God, and I wasn’t disappointed with his breakthrough Hollywood movie, The
I haven’t yet seen the new movie Lord of War, where Nicholas Cage plays an international arms dealer, but I have seen POV’s excellent documentary
OK, I’ll admit that I consider most community access television shows to be a joke, especially Rabbi Mordechai Friedman’s “Judaism, The Series”
It’s been so long since my roundup on race, poverty and Katrina, that a new post is needed. First, some hard numbers on poverty in New Orleans, how
This December, Shashwati and I are going to India to shoot a documentary film about the residents of one city’s slum who are using theatre to fight
I’m really at a loss for words. What the victims of Katrina need most right now are jobs to help them get back on their feet. The best bet would be
I’ve been meaning to blog about “Super Girls” for a while, fortunately, Frank Dai has done such a good round-up of Super Girls coverage that I don’t
What is ACORN? the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation’s largest community organization of low- and
I earlier referred to Amardeep’s post on issues of race in the coverage of Katrina: First, have you noticed that numerous articles refer to the
The largest displacement of Americans since the Civil War reverberated across the country from its starting point in New Orleans yesterday, as more
This Foreign Affairs article by George J. Gilboy focuses on trade between China and the U.S., but it has some good news for Taiwan. I remember
This Foreign Affairs article by George J. Gilboy focuses on trade between China and the U.S., but it has some good news for Taiwan. I remember
A sixth of the world’s population lives on less than a dollar a day. Most of these 1.2 billion people are women, and they spend a significant amount
Writing in the Asia Times, Zafar Anjum explores why China’s film industry has netted so much love from Hollywood, while India hasn’t produced a
Seems that violent worker protests aren’t unique to China, and “Made in Taiwan” does not ensure that something is made under humane working
From The Christian Science Monitor, English is increasingly the language of French businesses: In a recent survey of 26 of France’s largest
What is interesting about this story from the Washington Post isn’t the sheer number of Chinese engaged in (often violent) protests against the
While Kevin Drum is worrying about “Doofus Dad Syndrome,” he’s missing the bigger picture. It may be true that today’s TV dad’s are more likely to
I didn’t see the concert, but I’ve been following responses on the blogsphere. Here are some highlights: Ethan Zukerman wonders whether the whole
The opposite-of-indubitable Tom Friedman has been raving about Ireland lately. How rich it is, and now how its labor system should be admired for
Squatter City is a blog devoted to bringing attention to scenes like this all over the world, where urban slums are being “cleared” often
This post is by filmmaker Vinod Raja. On the 25th May I was attacked while filming a peaceful rally by the Kue Kondhs, an Adivasi (tribal) community
China is seeking to privatize its rail system. Considering what a mess that has made of rail systems just about everywhere else, I can’t imagine
I’ve long believed that the main purpose of outsourcing is not to save money by finding cheaper labor, but to save money by keeping labor costs down
So the middle classes are knee high in debt because their kids need iPods and fancy cell phones. Right? Wrong: My biggest criticism of the Times
Frequent readers of Keywords will know that I am obsessed about the issue of inequality. One of the frequent arguments put forward by conservatives
So long Daniel Okrent. I can’t say I care. I never learned anything from his pieces, and I can’t say he did much to affect editorial decisions at
John Edwards is guest blogging over at the new TPM Cafe web site. If I was luke warm about him as a presidential candidate, all that has changed. He
Over at Savage Minds I have a post about consumerism and inequality. Here is a taste: Unfortunately, today’s anthropologists seem to be
A team of artists from Brazil and Portugal has produced this wonderful series of flags-as-infographics, discussing pressing social issues. Here is
More of New York City’s working poor are using food stamps: Even as welfare rolls have dropped, food stamp use has increased over the last few
Why is New York City spending millions of dollars advertising the Olympics to its own citizens? I’m sick and tired of seeing ads for the Olympics
There has been a fair amount of discussion lately about how nationalized health care actually works better than the crazy system we have here in the
A recent compendium and analysis of U.S. labor market statistics, the State of Working America, has some interesting data that is relevant to the
I’m sick and tired of all these attacks on Paris Hilton! She is not simply some rich heiress who can be used as a convenient excuse not to repeal
Even though the new bankruptcy law will hit New Yorkers harder than the population as a whole, New York congressman Joseph Crowley was one of 73
In discussing public policy, most pundits would have us believe that our only choices are: A. government regulation. Or, B. the free market. The
I suppose late is better than never, but MoveOn has finally decided to get onboard with the fight against the bankruptcy bill — the day before the
Ted Barlow reprises an old post about health care, and it is still just as relevant. Nothing new here: the Europeans do it better, our system is
The hunger strike by students supporting a guaranteed living wage at Georgetown was a success. According to the DC labor web site (where I can no
I don’t know what it is about bankruptcy law. It seems really difficult to get any kind of traction on this issue. Most people understand that the
Nathan Newman asks why the Republicans aren’t planning on fixing racial differences in health care, when they have so recently been willing to
Campaign Contributions from the Finance/Credit Industry to Current Senators, ’99-’04 An analysis of the contributions shows that senators who voted
When I travelled in mainland China in the late 80s there was a black market in currency, trading government issued currency specially printed for
I never liked Congressman Crawley, our congressman from Queens, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that he is one of the cosponsors of House bill H.R.
As the bankruptcy bill passes in the Senate, with a vote of 74-25 (Hillary Clinton abstaining because of her husband’s surgery). But the fight isn’t
A special Roundup just on the Bankruptcy Bill: Elizabeth Warren, professor at Harvard Law, and frequent commentator on Now, has teamed up with Josh
Kevin Drum is at a lost to understand why there is such wide support (in Congress) for the bankruptcy bill. He need look no further than the recent
Facing the threat of unionization, Wal-Mart closed its Jonquiere, Quebec store rather than pay its employees living wages and benefits. The Canadian
One of the biggest problems with political activists — wherever they lie on the left-right spectrum — is the tendency to oversimplify. This is
This is a little late, but I’ve been meaning to blog about the recent MTA fare hike. Actually, unlike previous fare hikes, they didn’t raise the
Around the web: Who the heck is Kurban Said? Every Calvin and Hobbes (via Incoming Signals) Fascinating Occupations Seven Mistakes Superheroines
Are Republican leaders trying to shake down the AARP so as to get concessions on social security “reform”? It sure looks that way. House Majority
I’m slightly lactose intolerant, so Feta cheese (and other goat’s milk cheeses) is one of the few cheeses I can enjoy. My favorite kind of Feta is
The above is a picture taken by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee in 1909, titled “Photograph of Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, GA.” The
From around the web: Google Maps! (via the Map Room) How to fold a map. (Via 43 folders.) AppRocket — looks like Quicksilver for the mac, but for
Krugman, after showing that Bush’s “claim that blacks get a bad deal from Social Security is false” (because the higher death rate among blacks is
Since finishing my dissertation and getting back from our trip, I’ve been in “cleanup mode”: not only physically cleaning up my desk which looked
Some random observations from the trip as we prepare to depart from India… Conversation on a street corner: Stranger: Hello sir, what country? Me:
India is a settler state, like Australia, the United States, South Africa, Israel, Canada, Taiwan, and many other states where the indigenous
Just about a year before the Tsunami struck, I wrote a post on Aceh, decrying human rights abuses in the region. A recent article in the Straits
First off — we are fine. We are in the North of India, far away from the disaster zone. Thanks to all those who inquired about our well being, but
Reporting on the holiday season on NPR, Howard Davidowitz says that luxury items are “flying off the shelves” and upscale retailers Bergdorf Goodman
Dalton Conley has an interesting Op-Ed in the NY Times suggesting that Democrats accept a more regressive taxation system (i.e. taxing sales instead
Languaghat has previously covered controversies over how to spell “Euro”, but this latest one is truly hilarious: All official EU texts must be
I can’t tell you how often I’ve spoken to American middle class liberals whose biggest worry in life seems to be the population explosion amongst
Why wait for tomorrow night when Krugman has already fact-checked the debate today? And don’t miss Kevin Drum’s score card from the last debate.
Kevin Drum points to two very important articles (actually four, since the second one contains three parts). These are both really worth your time,
In Brazil the gangs send a press release before invading another favela
Mark Schmitt recalls being asked the question: “Do any of you seriously believe that it is possible to have a real progressive movement in this
The first day after 9-11 my Shashwati and I, worried by stories we had heard about a racist backlash, went to eat at our local Afghan kabob house to
Republicans don’t live in John Edwards’ “two Americas” — they live in a third America, less polarized, where outside information doesn’t get
When I lived in North Philadelphia, check cashing places (which charge nearly 300% interest) were the only businesses I saw in the poorer
In September of last year Jonathon Delacour wrote eloquently about the role of “sadness” in Japanese aesthetics: It’s this “aesthetic empathy of
There has been a lot of talk about how hypocritical Bush is for asking Kerry to disavow 527s (such as MoveOn.org). As Nick Confessore writes: If
The fact that George W Bush borrowed money from BCCI in 1987 but John Kerry launched the investigation in 1988 that eventually brought them down
If you start knowing that “Wealthier people derive more of their income from returns on saving—both in dollar terms and as a proportion of
Jacob Hacker has a sort of preview of his next book in The New Republic, and I think he is most clearly saying the big thing that needs to be said
Top Ten Post-War Contractors Ranked by Total Contract Value in Iraq and Afghanistan From 2002 through July 1, 2004 Kellogg, Brown & Root
What does it say about our society that some of our largest and most powerful firms, including financial giants such as Merrill Lynch and
Here is an idea for India: Instead of taking jobs away from Americans, offer low-paid call-center jobs in India to Americans looking for adventure,
Nathan Newman has an excellent post about the reality behind the “economic recovery.” First, he quotes from The Economist: … for many Americans the
REQUEST FOR URGENT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS
I was watching last night’s Frontline on “The Plea” (you can watch it online starting Monday), and I was struck between the similarity between how
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968 said: When there is massive unemployment in the black community, it is called a social problem. But when there
Amardeep Singh has a good profile of the man who looks to be India’s new PM: Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh is a Congress-wallah to the core: no
John Fabian Witt asks, Can China protect its workers? China and other developing Asian economies are experiencing an industrial accident crisis of
A new study finds that total median compensation for CEOs in the S&P 500 rose to $4.6 million last year, a 27% increase from 2002. According to
How did one man come to control a reported £5.3bn stake in Sibneft, a state energy provider that only 10 years ago was bequeathed to Russia’s
The NY Times technology section has a good article about some of the reasons the BJP lost the elections: In a country of 180 million households,
A [2003] RAND Health study that is the largest and most comprehensive examination ever conducted of health care quality in the United States found
I enjoyed this post from John & Belle Have a Blog: I see that one W. Folsom has written a book entitled The Myth of the Robber Barons … Well, as a
Tom Dispatch has two very important articles about oil: Saudi promises to cut oil prices (as reported by Bob Woodward) should be taken with a grain
If you filed electronically, you probably already got your refund check, or you will soon. The more money you made last year the more likely you are
On the heels of a post in which I highlighted key points from Mike Davis’ account of urban slums as the new face of global poverty, Davis has a new
From the Paul Krugman Archives. (Via a comment by Joe Buck on Political Animal.)
Some facts from Mike Davis’ article “Planet Of Slums“: In 1950 there were 86 cities in the world with a population over one million; today there
As fractured as American democracy is, at least the process allows us to force our government to confront its mistakes, as is now happening with the
The first time Scott presented to me his argument that English teachers in East Asia should be thought of as economic migrants, I have to admit I
A few weeks ago I asked, in regards to US concerns about the offshoring of high-tech jobs, just how many American’s were doing these jobs to begin
Charlie Cook, quoted in Donkey Rising, has some important things to say about why we aren’t seeing the creation of new full time jobs in the US: In
is a composite word combining “Taiwan” and “Shanghai” “Shangye” (meaning business) [thanks to Jonathan for correcting my mistake!] — it
I once had a summer job renovating apartments in New York city. Not having much experience at this kind of thing, my Jamaican co-workers always
Nathan Newman has posted a very clear graph from The Economist, which clearly shows that our current economic “recovery” is (in the words of the
Brett at Marstonalia writes, about the income charts I posted earlier: Median income isn’t relevant for everything, of course — it would be nice to
In a recent interview on Now, Doug Henwood discussed just how small the American middle class is, compared with other developed countries:
It seems that the Romans don’t like the idea of a Chinatown in Rome. Which is funny, because much of the Italian Market in Philadelphia, and the
It is hard to see much democracy in the distribution of stock ownership. THe bottom half of the population held 1.4% of total stock in 2001, with an
Barbara Ehrenreich has co-edited a new book: Global Woman: Nannies, Maids and Sex Workers in the New Economy. I haven’t read it yet, but she
In an excellent Op-Ed in the New York Times David Shipler (who had a Magazine article on the “working poor” in the Times a few weeks ago) writes:
Kevin Drum doesn’t understand why Gregg Easterbrook is confused by the fact that material progress doesn’t bring people greater happiness. I would
About 27,100 Department of Defense (DoD) contractors owe the federal government $3 billion in unpaid taxes, but the Pentagon continues to hire and
I almost feel that the NY Public Library system deserves to get its budget cut — they have done such a poor job of using the internet to mobilize
How efficient is America’s privatized health care system? According to Paul Krugman: A recent study found that private insurance companies spend
I’ve been following stories about outsourcing to India, and while this one from Wired magazine is one of the least insightful I’ve read, it did have
Sometimes I wish that conservatives would make an effort to be logically consistent. I suppose some do, but most seem to have no problem switching
Columbus Ohio has a radical idea for dealing with homeless people: give them housing!!! Amazing thing is — it works. Columbus’s story “may foretell
I often find it painfully tedious to read NY Times stories which try to individualize social problems, but this one, about one woman’s struggle
“True compassion,” King declared, “is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs
The trouble with prison isn’t that it doesn’t work; the trouble is that it doesn’t work very well but does cost a fortune compared with other ways
A good question: So when did “free trade” come to mean the US dictating to other countries whether they can have publicly-owned utilities?
Even though just about every blog has already covered this, the story is so upsetting, I think it needs to be repeated as often as possible. The
Richard D. Kahlenberg and Bernard Wasow have an excellent article on “school choice” in the latest Boston Review New Democracy Forum. First, they
Does the war in Iraq help to stimulate the U.S. economy? In this City Paper interview, Doug Henwood why it doesn’t. CP: One question I’ve heard a
This article from The Nation, about one reporter’s efforts to try to find the source upon which statistics for job growth in Iraq cited by Rumsfeld
Before embarking on the 240-mile journey from Sabarmati to Dandi, known as the “salt march”, Gandhi sent a letter to the Viceroy: If my letter
The answer to problems like the Pentagon’s accounting system clearly is not more flexibility — what is needed is more accountability. Accountability
The New York Times must have turned over a new leaf this holiday season. In just the past few days there have been four excellent Op-Ed
How to deal with institutions that simply don’t “get” the internet? In response to a call by Body and Soul, I wrote the L.A. Times and requested
In my travels in the developing world, I’ve often been struck by how even those who hate the United States for its foreign policy have a very
Three excellent articles relating to the flap over Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean’s “confederate flag” remark. First, from Paul
Please consider supporting grocery workers who are on strike–holding the line for health care. More than 80,000 supermarket workers are fighting to
Let me start with a personal revelation: I have toenail fungus. It is a very common problem, one that can easily be cured with a pill. The problem?
Sometimes you stumble upon a character from history who seems like they must have been made up — then you realize that is because they are probably
There has been a lot of discussion of late about the Lakoff interview on how the left needs to learn how to better “frame” issues, in order to
Does anybody know how the post office decides how many people should work at the window of a particular post office branch? It seems to me that
has already helped push more than two dozen national supermarket chains into bankruptcy over the past decade. That list includes names like
I want to thank Nathan Newman for pointing out an article on an issue close to my heart: inequality. Ever since reading Amartya Sen’s book,
If you are feeling suicidal, would you write to a column entitled “Dear Economist”? If the answer is yes, then I strongly suggest some major
A fascinating article from The Industrial Physicist, argues that deregulation of the electrical system ignored thy physics of how the whole thing
Nathan Newman reports some good news: A federal district court in Texas ruled on Wednesday that Ken Lay and other Enron executives are liable to
Those of us who worry about media consolidation don’t usually concern ourselves with the Tabloids. After all, nobody takes those seriously, right?
Tapped would encourage you to put money not only into Brown & Root, owners of Halliburton, but also into the new firm founded by former Bush
Up till now, full time employment in a large or medium sized company was one of the only ways to ensure that you and your family were adequately
In honor of the Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride, Nathan Newman had a good post on how fighting for Immigrant worker’s rights is good for U.S.
Via Nathan Newman: The United States is bringing in Yegor Gaidar to advise them on how to privatize Iraq’s industries. Why is this an appalling
Calpundit asks: “is there any kind of rough consensus about what income it takes to reasonably label someone as “rich” or “poor” or “middle class”?
Jonathon Delacour, writing about Japanese aesthetics, says the following: One of the reasons for my strong interest in Japanese literature and
It seems that Krugman misses the Reagan years: Actually, I miss Reagan. I never thought I’d say that, but…. This is from Calpudit’s interview
Some interesting facts about crime rates and prisons: …crime rates in America, after rising sharply through the 1960s into the early 1970s, began
Calpundit calculates that the total budget for Iraq reconstruction will be $221 billion. Here is what he says: Let’s take the hawks at their word
Two items from the blogsphere that seem to sum up the Bush administration’s attitude towards the budget: First, via Tom Tomorrow, Billmon’s concise
The department of labor reports that worker productivity is up. But what does that mean? I can understand it when we are talking about industrial
The New York times reports that “Africans Outdo Americans in Following AIDS Therapy.” This is a serious issue because failure to take medicines
Nathan Newman has a series of excellent posts on the minimum wage: Illinois Raises Minimum Wage Why Minimum Wage Beats EITC Popularity of Raising
It seems that US troops in Iraq are short on rifles, and are forced to use confiscated AK-47s! Maybe that’s because the US military doesn’t know
Thanks to Body and Soul for pointing out a great post on Gary Hart’s weblog about Bobby Kennedy. It is so “right-on” that I just have to quote a
During my seven hour odyssey returning home to Jackson Heights from midtown Manhattan (nearly an 8 mile journey), I was fortunate enough to run into
Taken from a Monty Python skit were vikings sing a tribute to the canned meat, the word is no inextricably tied to junk e-mail and even Hormel Foods
The plan to establish a futures market in terrorism may have been quietly scrapped by the defense department, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still
A recent NY Times Editorial argued that developing nations were being hurt by the unfair trade practices of Europe and America: The same sad story
It seems that some artists are boycotting the Apple Music Store because they won’t sell albums unless the artists also agree to let Apple sell the
To be honest, I’m in way over my head on this word. For one thing, there are so many different kinds of debt that people talk about. Just