May 2011
39 posts
“So it’s perfectly natural to have doubts, or questions, or even just...”
– Solitude and Leadership: an article by William Deresiewicz | The American Scholar
“Unlike blogging, where you spend time thinking carefully about what you say in...”
– The Manila Bulletin: Retention, self-expression, Tumblr
Maraming salamat! (via staff)
“According to a Kaiser survey, there has been a 46% uptick in businesses with...”
– More Solid Proof That Obamacare Is Working - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - Forbes
“Ugh!” Francesca complains, slamming the phone down. “It wasn’t even a question....”
– Cold Call | The Beast
“Republican Corwin first embraced the Ryan phase-out plan but it’s clear...”
– A Timebomb? | Talking Points Memo
“So, Chicago is getting ready for a wetter, steamier future. Public alleyways are...”
– With Eye on Climate Change, Chicago Prepares for a Warmer Future - NYTimes.com
WatchOverheard in Black Rock
First paddle of the season: An international... →
Rapture
If the world is going to end, I might as well try to take a walk through the neighborhood.
Only In America
The new health care law is supposed to fix the problem by guaranteeing access to affordable coverage for all. But many nursing homes and home care agencies, alarmed at the cost of providing health insurance to hundreds of thousands of health care workers, have started a lobbying effort seeking some kind of exemption or special treatment.
“My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your...”
– Stephen Hawking Speaks - NYTimes.com
“When floods came, they went out to defend their defenses, and, in the words of a...”
– John McPhee http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1987/02/23/1987_02_23_039_TNY_CARDS_000347146#ixzz1MKxJctsI
“The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.”
– Colum McCann
“For Jefferson Cowie, the politics and culture of the 1970s are braided into a...”
– The way we were, back in the ’70s - City & Region - The Buffalo News
If only Obama was as aggressive in domestic... →
“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The...”
– — David Eagleman
“As unequal as America was before the Great Recession, the crisis—and the way it...”
– Deregulation of financial markets: Even the IMF now admits financial market deregulation was a mistake. The U.S. should listen. - By Joseph E. Stiglitz - Slate Magazine
