News Hillary Clinton delivered a speech on development yesterday. Here’s Nick Kristof’s take on it. Still no developments on the racial violence incident at South Philadelphia High from before Christmas. Walmart and H&M apparently destroy unsold clothing rather than donating it. This makes me sad–H&M is one of my faves. [UPDATE: H&M put a statement …
Welcome to 2010! (Here’s Jon Stewart’s review of 2009.) Since there was ZERO net job creation in the US over the last decade, let’s hope the next ten years go a little better, shall we? News France joins the US and the UK in shutting its Yemen embassy. The NY Times offers a fascinating look …
Hope you all had a great Christmas and are recovering nicely from eating bountifully! News A bomb targeting Shia Muslims goes off in a Pakistani market. Ten civilians, including eight children, are killed in fighting in Afghanistan. More protests and more arrests in Iran. "Avatar," "Sherlock Holmes," and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" lead …