11Feb/100
Robin Hood: Taxing the Banks to Help the Poor
Check out this campaign by Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy:
Come be a part of the world's biggest bank job.
Tagged as: bank taxes, banks, bill nighy, finance reform, poor, poverty, richard curtis, robin hood, robin hood tax, stealing from the poor, taxes
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18Jan/100
Haiti's bones and banks' bonuses
Check out this insightful--and tragic--analysis of two instances of mourning, from the Guardian newspaper over the weekend: "The World As It Is - or - Bones & Bonuses."
Tagged as: banks, bonuses, finance reform, guardian, haiti, martin ronson
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19Oct/090
Links of the Day, October 19
News
- Hamid Karzai is stripped of his outright win in the Afghan elections. The US will not make any troop decisions until they're sure they have a legitimate partner.
- Uruguay is implementing a "one laptop per student" in its state primary schools.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John Kerry head up bipartisan climate change legislation. Pray let's get something done!
Human trafficking
Miscellaneous
- Bono's op-ed, "Rebranding America."
- Krugman's op-ed, "The Banks Are Not Alright."
- Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman's piece, "Goodness Precedes Greatness."
28Sep/091
Links of the Day, September 28
Welcome to the end of September!
News
Human trafficking
- A new tactic: trying to recruit companies to help combat human trafficking.
Immigration
Finance reform
- Banks are predictably fighting the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Miscellaneous
- A new study links spanking with lower IQ.
- Random thoughts of 20-35 year-olds; courtesy of Krista.
Tagged as: banks, barack obama, cfpa, finance reform, flooding, human trafficking, immigration, immigration reform, iq, iran, missiles, philippines, spanking
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