Race Matters

A few articles on racism.

The first discusses police brutality on the black population. I'm not discounting the fact that the police have a high stress job but it seems like once a week when I want the local news another Chicago officer has shot and killed someone. It seems to be all too common. Also, the shooting of Diallo that the article discusses is chronicled in a Springsteen song, "41 Shots."


Still Shooting At Us.

The second article is about the health care issue in this country. I know this is a much discussed issue but we haven't done anything about it and until we do, it will only get worse. Now is a perfect time to address this problem.

Deamonte's Toothache.

Heeding Obama's Call

Joel Stein will do his part, how about you?

Uncle Sam, and Aston Kutcher, Want You

M. Ward - Fisher of Men

I heard this song on NPR's "All Songs Considered." It's a really good folky song.

He tied a feather to the hood for to get you to look
And by the time you know what took you, you already took
He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men

And he put the thorns on the rose for to get you to bleed
And by the time you know what stuck you, the pains in deep
He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men
He's got a lot on the line, he's a fisher of men

He's a fisher of men, he's wise as a prizefighter
He's like a soul martyr, mining souls on down the great divide
Aw, the fisher of men
Fisher of men
He's got a lot on the line

And he put his name in my verses and his name in the hook
Before I knew what I was cooking, it was already cooked
He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men
And he put his name in my chorus, and the dark before the dawn, so that in my time of weakness, I'd remember it's his song
He's got a line in the water, he's a fisher of men
He's got a lot on the line, he's a fisher of men

He's a fisher of men, he's as wise as a prizefighter
He's like a soul martyr, mining souls on down the great divide
Always a fisher of men
Fisher of men
He's got a lot on the line

Download the song here.

Charity is Only Part of the Solution

A company with a business model focused on developing products for those with a true need, not just a want. The world's population in extreme poverty has long been under-served by business.

A Company Prospers by Saving Poor People's Lives.

Animal Collective - My Girls

Putting a Face on the Economy

As Joseph Stalin once said, "One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic."

Let's not get lost in the numbers.

Don't Let Numbers Numb You.

Wallace at His Finest

Probably some of the best advice ever given on how to approach life. I don't know if any other commencement speech could top this. Please read it more than once. Rest in Peace David Foster Wallace.

Thanks Ed.

2005 Kenyon Commencement Address- David Foster Wallace