Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

"IT'S A HARD KNOCK LIFE!"

A Moment of Clarity.

Words.

"Why is this recovery different from all other recoveries?

...This recovery differs from its predecessors because it is concentrated among the affluent, and almost entirely among the very rich. Until we address the imbalance of power in the U.S. economy, and until Americans regain the clout that their parents and grandparents had to compel employers to share their revenue more equitably, the difference between our recoveries and our recessions will grow harder to discern."

THE WASHINGTON POST: An economic recovery that leaves workers further behind

Sideline Story.

A video.

Starring J. Cole.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Til I Die.

Stream here.

Seraphim.

A video.

From Simian Mobile Disco.

Dance With You.

A "New flava in ya ear!" production starring Black Lips.

Stream here.

I Won't Fall Apart On You Tonight.

A video.

Starring Eleanor Friedberger.

Words.

"...Many Republicans are uncomfortable with government-sponsored fairness, which they believe can edge into the territory of social engineering, and perceive the rule as an anti-competitive gimmick. That’s what they want us to think, anyway—if you ask me, they’re just beholden to thoroughly debunked trickle-down nostrums that amount to giving advantages to people who already have plenty of them.

...Neither Mr. Obama nor Mr. Buffett has ever said the millionaires’ rate is about deficit reduction. It is about making the tax code truly progressive. When Mr. Buffett pays a smaller share of his income to the government than his secretary, we are not just rewarding Mr. Buffett, we are punishing the secretary."

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Buffett Rule