1. IN WHICH I FIX MY GIRLFRIEND'S GRANDPARENTS' WIFI AND AM HAILED AS A CONQUERING HERO - A bit of literary pleasure for your weekend...
2. TAX SYSTEM SEEN AS UNFAIR, IN NEED OF OVERHAUL & RISING SHARE OF AMERICANS SEE CONFLICT BETWEEN RICH AND POOR - The Pew Research Center for People and the Press did some great surveys on American's view of the tax system and the fairness and value of their contribution. Very interesting insight into the ongoing class conflict highlighted by the media and the OWS movement. Along those lines, I read a great op-ed in the NYT, "Don't mind the Gap." The author makes a great comment, "While a December Gallup poll found few respondents wanting the government to attempt to reduce the income gap between rich and poor, 70 percent said it was important for the government to increase opportunities for people to get ahead. What the public wants is not a war on the rich but more policies that promote opportunity."
3. A REVIEW OF 'THE WAL-MART EFFECT' AND 'WAL-MART' - A review of two books about Wal-Mart and the philosophy and impact of this bohemoth company. It's looooong. But well worth the read.
4. THE MEDIA'S ABORTION BLINDERS - Susan G. Komen's decision to pull approximately $700,000 in grant funding to Planned Parenthood has been hot news all week. I've been amazed (although I probably shouldn't have been) at the amount of press/criticism they received. I'm saddened to see people on the one hand criticize them of caving to political pressure, but then applying the same political pressure which eventually forced them to reverse their decision. This is a great synopsis of the whole situation with a critical look at the role of the media.
5. THE RISE OF THE SOMALI CAPITAL - A gathering of short-stories about the Somali diaspora and the value and struggle that they face in Kenya.
*What are you reading? Do tell!*
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