Frank Lloyd Wright’s Utopian Dystopia
7 weeks ago by dsankey
about Broadacre City, FLW's plan for a very sprawling, planned suburb
cities
usa
7 weeks ago by dsankey
Schneier on Security: Harms of Post-9/11 Airline Security
8 weeks ago by dsankey
beautifully written
usa
travel
security
8 weeks ago by dsankey
Why 2012 Is the Republicans Last Chance
11 weeks ago by dsankey
"Republicans are worried this election could be their last chance to stop history. This is fear talking. But not paranoia."
politics
usa
11 weeks ago by dsankey
If You’re Still Whining About AT&T’s 3G Data Throttling, You’re Part Of The Problem
12 weeks ago by dsankey
this would all be true except for the part where they used the word "unlimited" to mean "limited".
phone
usa
12 weeks ago by dsankey
Top 5 Stratfor Revelations
12 weeks ago by dsankey
from the Wikileaks documents. Now whenever I hear "Wikileaks" I think of the hamster from South Park.
politics
USA
world
spy
12 weeks ago by dsankey
Movie academy: Oscar voters overwhelmingly white, male
february 2012 by dsankey
"Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male" and "have a median age of 62"
film
usa
culture
february 2012 by dsankey
Joseph Stiglitz: “A Banking System is Supposed to Serve Society, Not the Other Way Around”
january 2012 by dsankey
Has this really been sitting in my instapaper queue for a year? Anyway, he argues that a fundamental shift in the economy was the root cause of the depression as well as our current "recession".
economics
usa
history
january 2012 by dsankey
The Fall of the "Liberal Elite"
december 2011 by dsankey
through the concept of the 99%
politics
usa
december 2011 by dsankey
On the Origins of Occupy Wall Street
november 2011 by dsankey
from Adbusters to the General Assembly (thanks, y!)
politics
usa
november 2011 by dsankey
Occupy Everywhere: Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the Movement Against Corporate Power
november 2011 by dsankey
panel discussion hosted by The Nation.
video
usa
politics
november 2011 by dsankey
Whose Police?
november 2011 by dsankey
on police brutality in evicting OWS from Zuccotti Park (<a href="http://funkaoshi.com">via</a>)
world
activism
politics
usa
november 2011 by dsankey
Conservative group: Fake eviction notices were 'meant to startle people'
september 2011 by dsankey
the Koch brothers have gotten involved in the bridge issue in Detroit/Windsor, coming out in support of the privately owned Ambassador Bridge (because they oppose all public infrastructure projects). They expressed this support by terrifying Detroit residents with fake eviction notices.
windsor
detroit
politics
usa
canada
september 2011 by dsankey
The Banality of Evildoers
may 2011 by dsankey
"OBL’s grubby lair would have been far more impressive if it had really turned out to be a cave in the mountains, as we’d been conditioned to expect."
world
usa
may 2011 by dsankey
Biggest BitTorrent Downloading Case in U.S. History Targets 23,000 Defendants
may 2011 by dsankey
damn, son. Hope none of you torrented The Expendables.
bittorrent
copyright
crime
usa
may 2011 by dsankey
The Secret Team That Killed Osama bin Laden
may 2011 by dsankey
via <a href="http://funkaoshi.com">funkaoshi</a>
usa
military
war
may 2011 by dsankey
Shock Doctrine, U.S.A.
february 2011 by dsankey
Krugman sees Klein's theory at work in Wisconsin
usa
politics
business
february 2011 by dsankey
A Superpower in Decline: Is the American Dream Over?
november 2010 by dsankey
I struggle with what to add here - perhaps some warnings that these 'decline of empire' pieces are becoming as generic as the Detroit ruin porn that prefigured them by a couple years. The authors have clearly been reading their Matt Taibbi, too. But nonetheless the piece effectively crystallizes a number of saddening trends, and signifies that in the world's eye, the US is transitioning from capitalism's hero a mere decade ago to its greatest victim.
usa
politics
ideas
economics
november 2010 by dsankey
Terrorist Motel to Replace Ground Zero Mosque?
october 2010 by dsankey
excellent proposal
comedy
news
usa
october 2010 by dsankey
The Myth of Charter Schools by Diane Ravitch
october 2010 by dsankey
takedown of "Waiting for Superman" and its endorsement of charter schools
education
usa
documentary
october 2010 by dsankey
A Portrait of Hunger
october 2010 by dsankey
Devastating journalism about hunger in one of Philly's poorest neighbourhoods
sociology
journalism
usa
october 2010 by dsankey
Obama in Command: The Rolling Stone Interview
september 2010 by dsankey
recent Obama interview. I sure hate the way RS paginates articles BTW.
politics
usa
september 2010 by dsankey
Macleans.ca: Third world America
september 2010 by dsankey
I remember a book in the mid-90s calling L.A. "the capitol of the Third World" because of its lack of a middle class. Sounds like it went national.
usa
politics
economics
ideas
september 2010 by dsankey
How to Make an American Job Before It's Too Late
july 2010 by dsankey
looks at the decline of US manufacturing from the point of view of Silicon Valley. Obviously related to the shrinking cities kick I've been on lately: the cities shrinking are the industrial centers, and the jobs have moved to Asia. There is something cruel about the idea of a North American economy with no manufacturing ("we used to make shit in this town" - The Wire). via <a href="http://funkaoshi.com>Funkaoshi</a>
economics
business
china
usa
cities
july 2010 by dsankey
California on 'verge of system failure’
june 2010 by dsankey
could need a federal bailout, as it's "too big to fail". (via <a href="http://funkaoshi.com">funkaoshi</a>
usa
economics
news
june 2010 by dsankey
Feds Deem Pedestrians, Cyclists and Motorists Equals
march 2010 by dsankey
Obama's Transportation Secretary, a Republican, has turned out to be supportive of bikes and pedestrians.
bike
politics
usa
cities
march 2010 by dsankey
Health reform in America: Signed, sealed, delivered
march 2010 by dsankey
summary of the major characteristics of the new bill
usa
health
business
march 2010 by dsankey
Obama staked it all on health care – now he's assured of his legacy
march 2010 by dsankey
"It could be that Republicans have misread the public mood. The nastiness and intensity of their attacks could backfire, if not wear on the nerves of the silent majority Americans." I don't know much about the bill that finally passed, but if it is anything like the universal health care that we Canadians enjoy, it will soon be political suicide to oppose it.
politics
usa
health
march 2010 by dsankey
Art.view - The name game
march 2010 by dsankey
Interesting discussion of branding in the context of art fairs. Branding always seems so basic and common-sense for a field that has so many "experts", but again it's kinda what I do, too. Perhaps it's too familiar to me.
art
brand
ads
usa
from instapaper
march 2010 by dsankey
The Coming Conservative Health Care Freakout
february 2010 by dsankey
"the mustache-twirling bonhomie has started to give way to the realization that the legislative door to health care reform is wide open, and Democrats simply need to walk through it."
healthcare
politics
usa
february 2010 by dsankey
Corporate Media Hype Tea Partiers Way beyond their Actual Significance
february 2010 by dsankey
they are half as significant as socialists
usa
politics
media
february 2010 by dsankey
Detroit's Future: Will Once Great American City Recover? -- TIME
october 2009 by dsankey
far too brief and pretty middle-of-the-road, but the first result of Time's year-long commitment to covering Detroit. Strange fact: this author invented fantasy baseball
detroit
usa
cities
october 2009 by dsankey
America's Surliest Pundit - The Daily Beast
april 2009 by dsankey
Cheney, of course! I'm glad he didn't vanish after leaving office; he's so damned entertaining.
usa
politics
cheney
april 2009 by dsankey
Just 53% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism
april 2009 by dsankey
when neither term is defined.
politics
economics
usa
society
april 2009 by dsankey
The Bush Six to Be Indicted - The Daily Beast
april 2009 by dsankey
including Gonzales, Feith, Yoo
usa
World
law
april 2009 by dsankey
Dead Things ON Sticks: Entertainment Doesn't Matter?
march 2009 by dsankey
Denis quotes Louis CK talking about his best show ever, in Kuwait for US troops
usa
comedy
ideas
writing
war
iraq
march 2009 by dsankey
Op-Ed Contributor - For Sale - The $100 House - NYTimes.com
march 2009 by dsankey
people moving back into Detroit. hmmm.
detroit
cities
usa
march 2009 by dsankey
As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. - WSJ.com
march 2009 by dsankey
Heh. Well at least Canada gets MI, IL, CO etc.
politics
usa
future
comedy
russia
march 2009 by dsankey
Leahy: Investigate Bush Now
february 2009 by dsankey
he's the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman
politics
usa
bush
february 2009 by dsankey
Zakaria: The Canadian Solution
february 2009 by dsankey
"If President Obama is looking for smart government, there is much he, and all of us, could learn from our quiet—OK, sometimes boring—neighbor to the north"
usa
economics
canada
banking
february 2009 by dsankey
Obama Disappointed Cabinet Failed To Understand His Reference To 'Savage Sword Of Conan' #24 | The Onion
january 2009 by dsankey
ah, excellent. Obama worships Crom too.
politics
comics
comedy
usa
january 2009 by dsankey
Pollster.com: Economic Stimulus and the Many Faces of "Public Opinion"
january 2009 by dsankey
influence of question phrasing on poll results. Also, US stimulus plan is widely supported.
politics
economics
usa
january 2009 by dsankey
Op-Ed Columnist - Ideas for Obama - NYTimes.com
january 2009 by dsankey
Krugman: scrap the tax cuts and don't concentrate so much on short-term job gains
politics
economics
usa
january 2009 by dsankey
An Oral History of the Bush White House: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com
december 2008 by dsankey
like nearly everything I post it seems, via funkaoshi.com
politics
usa
december 2008 by dsankey
reportonbusiness.com: How it all began
december 2008 by dsankey
the recession, that is
usa
business
economics
news
december 2008 by dsankey
With Obama election comes the return of the vampire
december 2008 by dsankey
vampire = left-wing fear of parasitic fatcats; zombie = right-wing fear of working-class revolution
film
politics
ideas
usa
december 2008 by dsankey
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