Douglas Coupland on Generation A

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PRX EconomyBeat

• EconTalk – Libertarian perspectives
  Some of you have no doubt seen the "Fear the Boom and Bust" video featuring the rap stylings of economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich von Hayek, two economists with diametrically opposed viewpoints. To put the dispute in its most simplistic terms, Keynes thought government intervention was the only way out of economic downturns, and Hayek... […]
• “I am a health insurance lobbyist.”
  No, that’s not a confession at a 12-step meeting for pariahs. It’s the title of a long thread on Reddit, part of the social bookmarking site’s “IAmA AMA” feature, which stands for “I am a X, ask me anything.” The concept is simple: “Post what you are, have people ask you about yourself.” Here’s the [...] […]
• Living With Le$
  Living With Le$ is an online comic strip about a Wall Street money manager who loses his job and has to move back in with his parents. Start here then read all 36 episodes to date. […]
• Crying at “Avenue Q”
  Here’s a post we dug out from late 2008 from a blog called “Life after my Layoff” and sub-titled “The economy stole my journalism job, but not my love of writing.” I watch “Avenue Q”…and nearly cry in my seat Last weekend, my boyfriend treated me to a showing of Avenue Q, a raunchy Broadway musical [...] […]

PBS The Newshour

• Shaq Attacks Art World in 'Size DOES Matter'
  NBA basketball player Shaquille O'Neal curates an art exhibition called "Size DOES Matter." […]
• Thursday's Art Notes
  A roundup of arts headlines. […]
• Military's First Flying Women Honored for WWII Service
  Former Women Air Force Service Pilots, or WASPs, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II. Kwame Holman reports from Wednesday's ceremony. […]
• Criticism of Climate Change Science Heats Up
  The United Nations has ordered an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change amid a growing backlash over mistakes found in its Nobel Prize-winning report on the science behind global warming. Jeffrey Brown reports. […]
• Obama Pledges Continued Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
  President Barack Obama committed continued relief aid to Haiti in a meeting Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, even as the U.S. begins to withdraw troops. Ray Suarez reports on the challenges facing Haiti's government. […]
• White House Pushes Insurers to Cooperate on Reforms
  The Obama administration is continuing to pressure the health insurance industry for cooperation as it tries to pass health care reform. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the health reform debate from the insurance industry and a leading reform advocate. […]

PBS Frontline

• Next on FRONTLINE: Close to Home
• The Suicide Tourist
• Behind Taliban Lines
• Flying Cheap

PRI’s The World

• PRI's The World - March 11, 2010
• PRI's The World - March 10, 2010

WNET: Worldfocus

• Caribbean nations fear ill effects of climate change
• China and India sign on to Copenhagen climate accord
• Skater takes heat for not thanking China first
• Full Show: March 10, 2010

BBC News

• Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding
  Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks. […]
• It's quiz time!
  What do humans and bonobos have in common? […]
• BNP teachers will not be banned
  Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, says a review. […]
• Blood pressure spike 'stroke key'
  Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. […]
• New York banking gains on London
  New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new research. […]
• Drogba is African Footballer of Year
  Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. […]

PBS NOVA Science NOW

• NOVA scienceNOW: Mammoth Mystery
• NOVA scienceNOW: Brain Trauma

OPB Think Out Loud

• Unemployment: Regional Ripples
• Sam Scandal