"Why is Capital So Much Stronger than Labor?"

A nice essay at TPM by Jared Bernstein.  From the intro to the link by Kay Steiger:

Former White House economist Jared Bernstein takes a look at Thomas Piketty’s book on inequality and points out that one reason capital has become so powerful is because labor has become much less powerful. It's worth a read.

And I want to include this one-line quote simply because I've always loved it.

As another Thomas—Pynchon—said: “If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.”

2 June 2014

"Eat the Kids First"

I don't know if such a plate would even be possible in Massachusetts, but I might actually pay to have it if it is.

This photo came from The Huffington Post & Great Vanity Plates.

30 May 2014

Update:  Well damn.  This seems as close as I can get.

If you can turn that into something suitably snarky for me, let me know!

If the money didn't go to anti-choice non-profits, I'd consider getting "CHOICE" on the following:

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The Relatively-Small Cost of Environmental Change

Paul Krugman has an interesting op-ed in the New York Times about the relatively small monetary cost of major climate change policies in the United States.  Worth a read.

30 May 2014

2 June 2014 Addition:  Additional info from two sources can be found at TPM.

Cat People, Dog People

From the Huffington Post.

29 May 2014

Can't We All Just Get Along?

Because joy.



24 May 2014






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Cold Water on Gay Rights

A reader at TPM sheds light on the march towards gay rights in Idaho and how it likely reflects the the one-step-forward-two-steps-back nature of the battle in many red states.  It is definitely worth your time.

21 May 2014

The Arthur Fonzarelli School of Smooth

This baseball fan obviously attended the Fonzie Finishing School.  Aaaaaaaaaayyyy!



Hilarious.

19 May 2014

21 May 2014 Addition:  I shared this with a colleague today and this is part of the back-and-forth that we had about it.

Her:  Love the reaction of the girl who thought he was giving her the real thing. Wonder what she thinks of him now!
Me:  I’ve been wondering the same thing b/c this thing was everywhere on sports tv this weekend.
Her:  I gotta give the kid credit. It was pretty darn smooth. He didn’t miss a beat.
Me:  Seriously.  I’ve always wondered what 17 year old boy was picking up Joan Jett in the song “I Love Rock n’ Roll.”  Now, I know that it was this kid.  Sheesh.
Her:  A normal kid would have paused for a few seconds to marvel and squeal. This kid did not even waiver for a NANOSECOND.  He’ll be the next Wolf of Wall Street. 

I think that she's on to something.