June 2012
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“How American democracy is built matters at least as much. For one, it’s...”
– Claude S. Fischer: The Leisure Gap (via azspot)
Coal is the enemy of the human race, mainstream... →
Once you strip away the econ jargon, the paper finds that, on the margin, electricity from coal imposes more damages on the U.S. economy than the electricity is worth. That’s right: The next coal-fired power plant is a net value-subtraction. A parasite, you might say, that will enrich a few executives and shareholders at the public’s expense.
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'New data from the Census Bureau...shows that the... →
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“It feels unfair to write that, to sit back and say “pish-posh, a little thin.”...”
– John Teti, “Pump And Smear.” Gameological At E3
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“It would not be hard at all to make higher education completely free in the USA....”
– “How Much Does College Cost, and Why?,” Left Business Observer (via andrewfm) 