February 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
13 posts
You are not permitted, the police yelled, to photograph on the sidewalk.
– N.Y.P.D. Stops Reporters With Badges and Fists - NYTimes.com
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My Letter to the Penn State Daily Collegian
Dear Editor:
Last month, I gave a donation to Penn State for the first time since graduating in 1999. I was proud of myself for finally digging into my wallet as a token of my appreciation for a college experience I counted as bar-none. It meant something for me to give beyond just my loan pay back. It felt like growing up.
Today, I am ashamed to be a Penn Stater. Ashamed of the way the the...
October 2011
15 posts
Beyond This Place looks like my kinda of documentary. “Cloud Rock La Belle has been stoned for the last 40 years…”
Last week brought an additional milestone: Kickstarter backers have now pledged...
– One Million Backers » The Kickstarter Blog
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The worldview he was describing perfectly echoed Land’s: “Market research is...
– The Man Who Inspired Jobs - NYTimes.com
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The Hidden Power of Occupy Wall Street
by Edward Murray
Posted: 10/3/11
The thousands of individuals currently inhabiting Liberty Square for the Occupy Wall Street protest have succeeded in garnering enough attention to force the following question upon our nation: “What exactly are they doing?” Those protesting would probably have a tough time agreeing on a well-made, media-friendly, singular objective; and therein,...
September 2011
36 posts
7 Step Plan to Make Money Ruining a Developing Country http://t.co/kBCFFT6A
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7 Step Plan to Make Money Ruining a Developing...
fantasticphenomenal:
How to make money off of a currency devaluation.
Have a large sum of money in a stable currency ($1 Billion for our purposes)
Put this money into an overvalued foreign currency from a country that has recently undergone structural adjustment (financial liberalization, privatization, etc, etc) -currency boards, bolstering of exchange rates, etc will be helpful here
At some...
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