4 posts tagged “nytimes”
i look forward to the day when activists / students in this part of the world are brave enough for some pie-throwing action.
a fan of friedman's nyt columns, i'm just wrapping up 'the world is flat' which is a fun populist read on globalization which i recommend.
friedman's optimism (for a world which happens to be globalizing) is endearing and exciting. his simple explanations of the forces of 21st century economies (usually with engaging accompanied anecdotes) mean this book should be bundled with naomi klein's no logo.
the book is also a call to arms though. if you think life is competitive now, know that this is the very early beginning of a rapid progression to a world that forces all of to continuously reach higher and higher up the value chain just to stay where we are.
if i was 18 today i'd be starting the anti-anti-globalization movement with my friends. kids today are moving with the wrong crowds. i recently watched the corporation (cool 1st half= interesting premise that a company would be a psychopath if it were a person, which legally speaking it kind of is) which reinforced the need for more pro-capitalist voices out there that resonate with my people.
the migraine suffering columbia artist oliver sacks on music and its strange effects on the human mind.
