Daily Archive: November 14, 2011

/// November 14, 2011

Cussed cussedness

On “fishing“, with various interesting links to discussions.

Russell Saunders

/// November 14, 2011

Patient BW, DOB 2/16/1971

Patient: Wayne, Bruce

/// November 14, 2011

Epidemiological Politics

MSNBC reports “Pelosi fires back at report on ‘insider trading’”. A television report that questioned whether members of Congress are making investment decisions based on insider information drew a heated response from former House...

/// November 14, 2011

What Should Occupy Wall Street Do Next?

Responding to the news that, post-OWS, media mentions of income inequality have skyrocketed by nearly 500%, Steve Kornacki says the Occupiers have already won. But victory comes with its own drawbacks: Before the past...

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