Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The betting markets now say that the most likely Republican nominee for president is a man who mocks women, insults Latinos, endorses war crimes like torture, denounces party icons and favors barring people from the United States based on their religion. He’s less a true-believer conservative than an opportunist, though, for he has supported single-payer…
The thousands of attendees seeking reasons for optimism didn’t find them at the annual International Petroleum Week. Instead they were greeted by a cacophony of voices from some of the largest oil producers, refiners and traders delivering the same message: There are few reasons for optimism. The world is awash with oil. The market is overwhelmingly bearish. No Hope Producers are…
Facing off against Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton did not comport herself like someone who had just suffered a landslide loss in New Hampshire. She did not raise her voice or express anger. She did not demonize Mr. Sanders or suggest he would be a dangerous choice for Democrats. She remained calm…
Photo by neiljs on Flickr One of the greatest things about freelancing is that although we’re often very busy, we can choose to be “off” during 9-5 hours. This means that we can visit uncrowded museums and attend other midday events, which are often hellish on the weekends. Here are 6 reasons you should take a…
The financial crisis turned a lot of Americans into renters, because they couldn’t keep paying their mortgage, or because high unemployment and stagnant wages in the ensuing years forced them to put off home ownership. A new report from real estate website Trulia seeks to identify the groups that lost the most purchase on the…
Bernie Sanders attends the PBS Democratic debate in Milwaukee on Thursday night.Darren Hauck/Reuters After a number of Democratic debates in which criminal justice got barely any air time, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spent several minutes agreeing with each other Thursday night about holding police officers accountable for criminal misconduct, getting rid of racial…
Officer Peter Liang was found guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct in the fatal shooting of unarmed Brooklyn father Akai Gurley on Feb. 11. View Full Caption Pool/Mary Altaffer DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Rookie NYPD officer Peter Liang is guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man in a Brooklyn housing project in…
GettyIt looked like Kanye West and Taylor Swift found peace between each other at the 2015 Grammy Awards. But maybe not. When the rapper released his new album, “The Life of Pablo,” on Thursday at a performance, he dropped one lyrical bombshell in particular — what seemed like a sneering dis of Taylor Swift in the lyrics. On…
By WashPostPR February 11 at 9:07 AM When a mobile user rapidly swipes past content or stops interacting, The Washington Post will deliver a “Re-Engage” unit that recommends content. Today The Washington Post RED team launched a new product that delivers a tailored experience to users when they are inattentive or inactive on mobile web….
Yesterday, I had the rare opportunity to quiz four of the smartest economists who have ever served in government – Ben Bernanke, Michael Boskin, Joseph Stiglitz and Maurice Obstfeld – on the five things that puzzle me about today’s economy. The panel was put together by David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at Brookings as…