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Why Generation Y is Causing the Great Migration of the 21st Century

‘the car is no longer a great convenience if it takes a 20 minute trip to buy a quart of milk’. On the movement of young Americans from suburbs to cities.

us society cities
6 weeks ago by threedaymonk

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I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave

Why workplace regulation matters.

work us employment
8 weeks ago by threedaymonk

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The Unwelcome Mat

‘[A] 2006 survey by the U.S. Travel Association […] found that foreign travelers were more afraid of United States immigration officials than of terrorism or crime.’

travel us border immigration
11 weeks ago by threedaymonk

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The end of the American era?

‘Contrary to the claims of right-wing critics, opponents of US power have not been motivated by anti-Americanism, but rather by anti-imperialism. Will it be any step forward for the world to be subjected to Chinese imperialism rather than US imperialism?’

us china imperialism politics
january 2011 by threedaymonk

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‘Damn right,’ I said

LRB review of Dubya’s (presumably ghostwritten) memoir.

us politics bush autobiography reviews
december 2010 by threedaymonk

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Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version

‘Just how poorly constructed was the governor’s holiday-weekend address? We asked [Vanity Fair]’s red-pencil-wielding executive literary editor, Wayne Lawson, together with representatives from the research and copy departments, to whip it into publishable shape. Here is the colorful result.’

politics us journalism grammar writing palin humour
july 2009 by threedaymonk

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Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service

The case that established that simple collections of facts are not copyrightable under US law.

database copyright law us
july 2009 by threedaymonk

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Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.

The case that established that simple reproductions of public domain works cannot be copyrighted in the US.

art photography copyright law us
july 2009 by threedaymonk

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Graphical Overview of Same Sex Marriage Debate, v. 1.3

A work of genius.

politics marriage religion us gay
june 2009 by threedaymonk

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Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny's

New goals include ‘not leaving the house in sweatpants’.

humour us obama theonion
june 2009 by threedaymonk

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The Big Takeover

Fantastic Rolling Stone article about AIG, CDOs, CDSs, and all the crap we let an overpaid élite get away with.

politics economy finance us aig bailout
march 2009 by threedaymonk

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A2DDA Blocks Asterisk Parking Data

There’s inaccessible public data, and then there’s idiocy. This is the latter.

us data government
march 2009 by threedaymonk

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Bill Black, Tom Ferguson, Rob Johnson, Walker Todd: How to Stop AIG's Bonuses

This seems a better solution than passing special laws or breaking contracts.

us economics finance
march 2009 by threedaymonk

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Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline

Photo essay from Time.

photography detroit us decline
march 2009 by threedaymonk

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International Commission of Jurists: Report: Leading Jurists Call for Urgent Steps to Restore Human Rights in efforts to counter terrorism

‘The failure of States to comply with their legal duties is creating a dangerous situation wherein terrorism, and the fear of terrorism, are undermining basic principles of international human rights law’

uk us politics terrorism rights liberty
february 2009 by threedaymonk

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U.S. Plans $500,000 Cap on Executive Pay in Bailouts

‘$500,000 is not a lot of money’. Oh yes it is. I'd do the job for that!

greed plutocracy finance economy us
february 2009 by threedaymonk

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Email From America

‘We [...] would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service.’

humour us politics
january 2009 by threedaymonk

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Be Nice to the Countries That Lend You Money

Interview with Gao Xiqing, president of the China Investment Corporation.