December 17, 2010
Science Friday: Snowflakes in a Bottle
Science Friday: Snowflakes in a bottle; or, if you’re in D.C., on the ground. Here or below.
December 16, 2010
Fresh Air Remembers Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke, the American diplomat who died this week, is remembered by “Fresh Air.”
December 15, 2010
Tax Deal Edges Closer to Passage
The Washington Post reports on today’s Senate passage of the $865 billion tax deal. The pressure is now on the House to pass it as well. A House vote could take place as early as tomorrow, according to the Post. Polls show that most Americans support the measure, which would also extend unemployment insurance to millions of people out of work.
December 12, 2010
This fella fer prezdent
Totally awesome (and, we are not alone): http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/politics/the-financial-crisis-explained.html
Message of Love & Peace from a Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Liu Xiaobo, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and prisoner of the Chinese Government, on how he sustains himself under lock and key (via The New York Times):
“He told of how he was sustained by his wife’s love — ‘the sunlight that leaps over high walls and penetrates the iron bars of my prison window, stroking every inch of my skin, warming every cell of my body, allowing me to keep peace, openness and brightness in my heart.’ He went on to say, ‘Even if I were crushed into powder, I would still use my ashes to embrace you.’ “