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Links of the Day, October 14

14 October, 2009 Justin links No comments

News

Heartbreaking: girls sell sex in Hong Kong for shopping money.
Some coal plants are dumping waste into drinking water sources. How generous of them …
According to the Guttmacher Institute, bans do not reduce the number of abortions. Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year.

Health care

The Senate Finance Committee passed its bill, 14-9, with Sen. Snowe (R-ME) the only Republican to cross party lines.

Politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham is really getting it from the right for working with Sen. John Kerry on climate change legislation.

Miscellaneous

A follow-up to the suggestion that email is on its way out: why email will never die.
Enjoy:
The world’s “most beautiful object”: this fireplace.
Social stratification in social networking? Apparently so.

Links of the Day, August 17

17 August, 2009 Justin links No comments

Happy Monday, folks!

News

A law is passed in Afghanistan that allows a man to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad appoints at least two women to his cabinet.
Japan’s economy leaves the recession.
Usain Bolt breaks the 100m world record: 9.58 seconds; holy cow.
Y.E. Yang edges out Tiger Woods to become the first Asian-born male winner of a major golf championship.

Health care

Whole Foods vs. ObamaCare?
Another article on the rather unfortunate decision to use the British health care system as a foil.
FactCheck.org exposes seven falsehoods raised during the current debate (from both sides).
Barack wins over a crowd in Montana.
Krugman’s latest op-ed.

Miscellaneous

Eugene Cho writes about how to start your own non-profit community cafe.
A Newsweek reporter watches her first abortion.

Links of the Day, August 10

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News

Typhoons Morakat and Etau hit east Asia hard. Here’s the BBC’s coverage.

Human trafficking

A tour guide in Malaysia is charged with trafficking.
Trafficking in Taiwan.
Watch the International Justice Mission documentary "At the End of Slavery" online tomorrow 1pm (I think it’s PST).

Health care

The New York Times offers a primer on the details of health care reform.
The White House launches a fact-check/correction site, "Reality Check."

Green

Climate change seen as a threat to US security. Did people really not make the connections before this?
The first solar tower energy facility is opening up.

Miscellaneous

Runners flocking to running shoes that look like feet.
Ordinances targeting the poor and homeless are on the rise.
Jazz appears to be dying out.
Wait for sex and marriage?
Lights releases the video for her new single, "Saviour" (she’s Canadian).
Picking apart today’s country music.