December 2008
31 posts
NYTimes.com: A Resolution That May Stick: Spending... →
The resolutions may sound the same, but in this New Year of Recession, the reasons driving them are different.
NYTimes.com: For Good Self-Control, Try Getting... →
If I’m serious about keeping my New Year’s resolutions in 2009, should I add, “Start going to church”?
NYTimes.com: Add Up the Damage →
I don’t think George W. Bush should be allowed to slip quietly out of town. There should be a loud, collective angry howl and demonstrations over the damage he’s done to this country.
“Money is like manure. It’s only useful when spread around.”
– Brooke Astor
NYTimes.com : Win, Win, Win, Win, Win ... →
We have got to stop “taking off the table” the gasoline tax, the tool that would add leverage to everything we want to do at home and abroad.
Companies That Won’t Make It Through 2009 →
and As Business Crashes, New York Times (NYT) Moves To Survival Mode
Happy New Year!
Recommended an article : Time to Reboot America →
We don’t just need a bailout in this country, we need a national makeover. That is why the next few months are among the most important in U.S. history.
Recommended an article : The Great Unraveling →
Our banking crisis has made it increasingly clear that the U.S. and China are becoming two countries, one system. But they appear to be on very different historical trajectories.
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“We not only need to bail out industries of the past but to build up industries...”
– Thomas L. Friedman
“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality”
– Jules de Gautier
Recommended an article : The Real Generation X →
To reverse the damage caused by this generation of greedy adults, we will not only need to bail out industries of the past but to build up industries of the future.
Recommended an article : Times Co. to Borrow... →
The New York Times Company plans to borrow up to $225 million against its mid-Manhattan headquarters building, as the company grapples with tighter credit and shrinking profits.
Recommended an article : It May Be Time to Think... →
This may turn out to be the buying opportunity of a lifetime for those who can qualify for a mortgage.
Recommended an article : Strangers May Cheer You... →
A new study found that happiness is more contagious than previously thought.
Raising the World’s I.Q. →
One of the most simple and effective ways to improve the physical and mental health of impoverished people is to add iodine to the salt supply.
