September 29, 2009
Business Blogging: Joseph Stiglitz on Capitalism
The New Yorker’s James Surowiecki interviews the Nobel-prize-winning economist on the financial crisis, among other economic topics (VIDEO).
September 25, 2009
Science Friday: Battling Blight, of the Tomato Variety
Fruit for thought, below or here.
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September 24, 2009
Health Care Updates
Most reporters assigned to cover the seemingly interminable health care mark-up taking place this week at the Senate Finance Committee no doubt have the twin struggle of mastering the details and battling extreme minutia-induced fatigue.
When members of the panel itself fail to stay awake, we must pause to take our hats off to all of those reporters on hand to tell us what’s going on — or not going on.
The folks at the New Republic’s The Treatment get Blog Alley’s inaugural — semi-regular? — “Stay Awake” award for giving us the essential mark-up details, without causing us to crave nap times of yore. All hail, The Treatment, we salute you!
September 23, 2009
Family Health Premiums Skyrocket
No surprise:
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage this year—with employees on average paying $3,515 and employers paying $9,860, according to the benchmark 2009 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET).
Live coverage of the second day of the Senate Finance Committee health care mark-up continues today on C-SPAN 3.
Genius Blogging: 2009 MacArthur Fellows
Twenty-four people — selected for their “creativity, originality, and potential” — will receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over five years from the MacArthur Foundation to continue independent work in many different realms, from journalism to writing to health services. Review the list of winners and watch videos where they describe their talents and interests.