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When Economic Growth Stopped Reducing Poverty
The 1%and the great sucking soundat the top of the pyramid.***When economic growth stopped reducing poverty, and why inequality and poverty are closely connected problems. Jared Bernstein in The New...
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Video: http://vimeo.com/79098420?wpisrc=nl_wonkFlexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal Creaturesfrom John Goatstream 2 months ago NOT YET RATEDWe present a muscle-based control method for...
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How The Movie "Her" Will Change UI Design
The future we see in Her is one where technology has dissolved into everyday life.Alan: Over the weekend, I saw "Her" with no prior sense as to whether I would laud the movie or lambaste it. Now that...
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Wyoming Lawmaker Wants To Save Money With Firing Squads (Guess Which Party)
A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming has proposed mandating the using of firing squads for executions if lethal injections drugs are unavailable.State Sen. Bruce Burns told The Associated Press that he had...
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Most Of The 10 Commandments Violate U.S. Constitution Atheists Say In...
Alan: Although I am a practicing Catholic and keen admirer of the Judeo-Christian tradition (in the main), The Ten Commandments do violate the United States Constitution.Conservative "patriots" should...
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Study: For a Calmer Office, Dim the Lights
Alan: While studying at the University of Cincinnati in 1969-1970, my major paper was entitled, "The Electric Light Turned On The Conversation." It is true that bright lights deep into night-time...
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Oscars 2014: Buzzmeter Panel Considers 'Wolf,''Slave,' Redford, Dern
Will "The Wolf of Wall Street's" war room be happy Thursday morning when Oscar nominations are announced? (Mary Cybulski / Paramount Pictures / Red Granite Pictures)By Glenn WhippJanuary 14, 2014, 5:00...
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Court Delivers Kick In The Teeth To Net Neutrality
ZDNetSee realtime coverageCourt Rejects Equal Access Rules for Internet ProvidersNew York Times - 28 minutes agoWASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out Federal Communications...
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Mystery Of Humans' Long Life Solved
Humans live longer than other mammals because we burn calories 50% slowerMany mammals reach sexual maturity within a year - some within monthsA two-year-old dog, for example, can be between 18 and 25...
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Nigeria Arrests Dozens As Anti-Gay Law Comes Into Force
Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on 7 January. Alan: Hopefully, Pope Francis sees fit to lambaste this monstrous law.Dozens of gay men are reported to...
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The terrible argument the court used to strike down net neutrality
BY ANDREA PETERSONJanuary 14 at 3:49 pmA federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, the regulation that stops broadband Internet...
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"The Death Of Obamacare's Death Spiral," Ezra Klein
BY EZRA KLEINJanuary 14 at 12:08 pm1. Let's begin with what we know: The Department of Health and Human Servicesreports that 24 percent of the people purchasing health insurance through Obamacare's...
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Larry Summers Shakes Economic World With His Diagnosis Of The Broken Economy
BY EZRA KLEINJanuary 14, 2014In November, former Treasury secretary Larry Summers took the podium at the International Monetary Fund's annual conference and delivered a speech that shook the economics...
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The Pope is Selling His Harley-Davidson
In this June 12, 2013 file photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis receives a leather jacket from Harley Davidson Motor Company senior vice-president Mark Hans-Richer, at...
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Watch: North Carolina GOP Senate Candidate Claims Food Stamps Are "Slavery"
Bill Moyers: The Insanity Of North Carolina Republican Politicshttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/01/bill-moyers-state-of-conflict-north.htmlBy Tim Murphy| Tue Jan. 14, 2014 Video:...
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Wisconsin Legislators Propose 7-Day Work Week. (Guess Which Party)
A pair of Republican legislators in Wisconsin are circulating a draft of a bill that would allow a 7-day work week for the state’s workers. According to the Stephen Points Journal newspaper, the two...
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John Boehner On W. VA. Chemical Spill: "We Have Enough Regulations On The Books"
Alan: Perhaps it would be wise to determine the health effects of industrial chemicals on human beings.Unbelievable as it sounds, only a vanishingly small percentage of industrial chemicals have been...
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Guns Don't Kill People. 12 Year Old Kids Kill People
Isn't that sweet...***ROSWELL, N.M. — A 12-year-old New Mexico boy drew a shotgun from a band-instrument case and shot and wounded two classmates at his middle school Tuesday morning before a teacher...
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What Tar Sand Development Looks Like: Before And After
Tar Sands and Boreal ForestThe title was my reaction after listening to Young on CBC radio with Jian Gomeshi. Young is beginning a benefit Honour the Treaties Tour with Diana Krall. He wants Canadians...
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