This blog post is in response to Arsenal’s sale of defensive midfielder (DM) Alex Song to Barcelona. A lot of fans are discussing whether or not an adequate DM can be found, but Gunners4limpar is a bit confused: Life was simple, back in the day. School was dull; parents were annoying; the Prodigy were ace; a can […]
Quote on Arthur Koestler:
“His intellectual nerve-endings were so finely tuned that he experienced the onset of fresh ideas like orgasms, and mourned their passing as the end of treasured love affairs.” Michael Scammell on Arthur Koestler
Chinese economic ascendancy? Maybe India is a better bet.
Economic growth and investment has shifted considerably towards India and China over the past few decades – that’s no secret. But to what extent is all the hype (ex. the RMB will be the major international reserve currency by 2020) accurate? It’s hard to predict what the future will look like between all the prophecies […]
Wilfred Codrington — A Bipartisan Delusion: Unclogging the Pipe Dreams of an Independent FEC
The following is a guest post by Wilfred Codrington, an attorney at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington D.C. Wilfred is a graduate of Stanford Law School, Brown University, and has an MPA from the University of Pennsylvania. The biggest fairy tale told on Capitol Hill? “The American people want a bipartisan _______” (solution, budget, […]
Marty McFly, post-materialism, and the FUTURE! (of American growth).
I was watching Back to the Future 2 (the one that actually takes place in the future) in my pajamas last weekend, and after tuning in and out, began to pay attention when Marty asks – “Tell me about my future. I know I make it big, but do I become, like, a rich rock […]
Cool fanny pack belt
This is so wonderful and innovative. My dear friend Sophie landed this great find – fanny pack/ waist belt. I’m not much of a fashionisto, but this is pretty awesome. Feast your eyeballs on this: #nextbigthing
How oil companies recieve billions in tax breaks
President Obama proposed scrapping $4.5 billion in subsidies for oil companies in the State of the Union, suggesting the monies might be put to better use as incentives for clean energy. Presidents have been trying to do this for decades – even former oilman George W. Bush tried to shut off the spigot, but to no […]
Repost from NYTimes: Less than 50 years of oil left, HSBC warns
Less than 50 Years of Oil Left, HSBC Warns By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF The world may have no more than half a century of oil left at current rates of consumption, while surging demand from the developing world threatens to create “very significant price rises” before substitutes like biofuels can serve as viable alternatives, the […]
What Obama needs to say on gas prices
I think there’s a real lack of progressive engagement with the most pressing issue to most people – gas prices. For people working 40 to 60 hours a week, looking for jobs, feeding their families, the latest EPA MACT rule isn’t even on their radar. They care about gas prices, which are really cutting into […]
Decline and displacement by authoritarian China
I saw this article while going through the news this afternoon: IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end And it’s a lot closer than you may think. According to the latest IMF official forecasts, China’s economy will surpass that of America in real terms in 2016 — just five years from now. It provides a […]