December 2011
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Don't let the green grass fool you: The Roots are... →
This article about The Roots is amazing. Read ”Don’t let the green grass fool you: The Roots are one of the most respected hip-hop acts in the world; why can’t they leave the sad stuff alone?” by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah
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FIXING THE FUTURE →
“In a one-hour PBS special, Host David Brancaccio visits communities across America using innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity in our new economy.” (watch)
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“Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of...”
– Albert Einstein via azspot and
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The 2016 question and fashion →
finalfashion contributes this perspective about fashion, in response to the 2016 question posed recently.
Adding my 2 cents on the near future of fashion, reposted from Bespoken:
The overarching theme of this decade will be debt, which will mean that fashion won’t likely have the kind of huge cultural weight it once had. There will be a certain public disinterest, or even a backlash, against...
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“What changes will everyone be talking about in...
I was recently asked this question at a conference and liked it immediately. The question is about the near future, so it appears within the realm of predictability. However, the question is still about the future which is inherently unpredictable because it just hasn’t happened yet. Therefore, there is a natural tension welcomed by the question, whereby people are invited comment about the...
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Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators →
Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators
By Nick Hanauer, Nov 30, 2011 Bloomberg News
It is a tenet of American economic beliefs, and an article of faith for Republicans that is seldom contested by Democrats: If taxes are raised on the rich, job creation will stop.
Trouble is, sometimes the things that we know to be true are dead wrong. For the larger part of human history, for example,...