Carvin out a niche
If you throw enough shit at the barn door, some of it’s gonna stick. But most of it’s gonna leave a big pile of shit on the ground, and either way, somebody’s gonna have to clean the whole mess up.
The secret of joy: 6 lessons of Quebe...
As it continues to grow, the Quebec student movement holds some lessons for the home of phenomena like the Occupy Movement and the Wisconsin movement that recently forced a historic gubernatorial recall elections.
Facebook and Tahrir Square, revisited
Facebook’s initial public offering last week ‘offered’ the world another double dose of windfalls and greed. But Egypt’s elections this week may bring an IPO of a different sort, the ‘initial public offering’ of an antidote to avarice.
Snapshots of austerity: despair
When 77-year-old Greek pensioner Dimitris Christoulas sat down under a tree in Athens’ busiest public square and...
Iran’s first Oscar
Perhaps I should have gone to see “The Artist” Saturday night. After all, it won the Oscar for best...
Thinking the unthinkable
EBM notes that Iceland’s government serves the people, while our government serves the banks. I point out that...

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