Friday, July 6, 2012

The LIBOR scandal: The rotten heart of finance | The Economist

The LIBOR scandal: The rotten heart of finance | The Economist

This is about to go global. The banking industry's tobacco moment.

Sun Erupts with Strongest Summer Solar Flare Yet | Space.com

Sun Erupts with Strongest Summer Solar Flare Yet | Space.com

Economist's View: Private In-Equity: How Outsourcing affected Wage Standards

Economist's View: Private In-Equity: How Outsourcing affected Wage Standards

Why Americans should work less – the way Germans do | Dean Baker | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Why Americans should work less – the way Germans do | Dean Baker | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

The Nominee Who Had A Swiss Bank Account - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

The Nominee Who Had A Swiss Bank Account - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

Christie Filmed Shouting at Heckler on Jersey Boardwalk - Bloomberg

Christie Filmed Shouting at Heckler on Jersey Boardwalk - Bloomberg

The Reagan Years

1987 – The Secret Government

5 Ways Republicans Have Sabotaged Job Growth | ThinkProgress

5 Ways Republicans Have Sabotaged Job Growth | ThinkProgress

E.J. Dionne Jr.: The Founders’ true spirit - The Washington Post

E.J. Dionne Jr.: The Founders’ true spirit - The Washington Post

High Speed Rail for California!

Hullabaloo 

High speed rail approved in California.

Who Needs Posner When You Have Mises and Hayek? - Bloomberg

Who Needs Posner When You Have Mises and Hayek? - Bloomberg

POTUS Signs Transportation and Student Loan Bill

UPDATE: McCotter Resigns...Failed Republican Pol McCotter Pens Trashy TV Pilot | Crooks and Liars

UPDATE: McCotter Resigns...Failed Republican Pol McCotter Pens Trashy TV Pilot | Crooks and Liars

EconoMonitor : Ed Dolan's Econ Blog » More Weak Job Data: Have we Reached the Natural Rate? Is this as Good as it Gets?

EconoMonitor : Ed Dolan's Econ Blog » More Weak Job Data: Have we Reached the Natural Rate? Is this as Good as it Gets?

Alabama residents denounce Christian conference's planned cross-burning | World news | guardian.co.uk

Alabama residents denounce Christian conference's planned cross-burning | World news | guardian.co.uk

President Obama Signs Minnesota Disaster Declaration | The White House

President Obama Signs Minnesota Disaster Declaration | The White House

360 Panorama

360 Panorama
 PBO at CMU in Pittsburgh 7/6/2012

The Terrible Management Technique That Cost Microsoft Its Creativity - Forbes

The Terrible Management Technique That Cost Microsoft Its Creativity - Forbes

Scientology’s Sea Org: An Escape Story for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise - The Daily Beast

Scientology’s Sea Org: An Escape Story for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise - The Daily Beast

House of the Rising Sun

Shell may be ready for the Arctic, but its oil spill barge isn't - latimes.com

Shell may be ready for the Arctic, but its oil spill barge isn't - latimes.com

Republican Party Descends Rapidly Into Moral Insanity

Republican Party Descends Rapidly Into Moral Insanity | AlterNet

Bipartisan Support for Romney's Business Past Should Scare Us All | | AlterNet

Bipartisan Support for Romney's Business Past Should Scare Us All | | AlterNet

BBC World Service | World Book Club

BBC World Service | World Book Club

It's Still A Demand Problem

It's Still A Demand Problem

Mark Twain invented Mitt

Mark Twain invented Mitt - Salon.com

Myth Busters.gov « The Lester & Charlie Review

Myth Busters.gov « The Lester & Charlie Review

Your Friday pop quiz.

80k jobs created in June, unemployment rate unchanged

80k jobs created in June, unemployment rate unchanged - The Maddow Blog

Over 100,000 Local Teaching Jobs Have Been Lost In The Last Year - Business Insider

Over 100,000 Local Teaching Jobs Have Been Lost In The Last Year - Business Insider

How Money Makes People Act Less Human

How Money Makes People Act Less Human -- New York Magazine