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( or, A Sale of Two Tawdries.... )

"If I were a poor black kid..."

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Vonda N. McIntyre, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Cookie Monster. (The first two links are at the site of our most excellent friends, Book View Cafe. You should check them out anyway.)

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This is a story of heroism -- at least, that's obviously how the TV station is playing it. And it is, no question -- many kudos to Brent Alvarez and Billy Denney, not merely for stopping a crime but for their humility and compassion while doing so. But it's also a story of luck, good and bad ( Read more... )

Both the original, and a more modern version.

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siliconshaman notes that the 99% seem to have a Constitutional Convention planned... and a declaration.

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Steve Benen, with a nod to Joe Klein at Time, reminds us why our moneyed masters really suck:... S&P prepared an analysis to justify a specific conclusion. The analysis was off by $2 trillion. Treasury explained to S&P that the analysis wasn’t even close to being accurate, which led the ratings agency to concede they’d made a mistake ( Read more... )