Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Recent Articles Worth Reading

It's time for a new series! Recent articles worth reading. Enjoy. I'll add new ones every week or so.

-=Video=-
Jon Stewart on Bill Moyer's show. (Apr 30) (Politics)
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04272007/profile.html
It's Jon as usual, well spoken, well formulated ideas steeped in logic and presented with a twist of comedy.


-=News=-
The Move From Hell (Apr 16)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18108845/site/newsweek/
In the past four years, the Pentagon has sent 9 million tons of gear to Iraq. Getting it all back will take time. What I want to know is how to predict which company/s will get these contracts to move home all the war stuff.


-=Politics=-
Money Chooses Sides (apr 23)
http://nymag.com/news/politics/30634/
Speaks about the democratic hopefuls and their fund-raising/campaign strategies.


-=Business / Economics=-
Credit derivatives. At the risky end of finance (Apr 21)
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9033348
Good article about fin. derivatives. Helps explain some of the recent losses in the sub prime industry. (Fairly technical, it's economist..)


-=Sports=-
Federer as Religious Experience
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?ex=1313726400&en=716968175e36505e&ei=5090
"Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the men’s tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be termed Federer Moments. These are times, as you watch the young Swiss play, when the jaw drops and eyes protrude and sounds are made that bring spouses in from other rooms to see if you’re O.K...." This might help one to understand the love of tennis..

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