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Quoted: Hank (and Hank and Hank and Hank and Hank) give an extremely simplified account of how we got into such a terribly gigantic financial mess in America.

Interesting stuff -- not terribly surprising, though.

Quoted: Why Europeans are getting taller and taller—and Americans aren’t.

Quoted: Built to tame the violent annual floods of the 4,000-mile Yangtze River and to harness its power, Three Gorges is now threatening many of the rural residents it was intended to help. Since the dam first cut off the Yangtze's flow in June 2003, parts of the reservoir's shoreline have repeatedly collapsed. Waste from neighboring farms and villages is creating a water-pollution crisis. And by flooding hundreds of square miles of rich farmland, the reservoir has robbed hundreds of thousands of farmers of their livelihoods and overcrowded the remaining land.

Great article by Nayan Chandra, author of "Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization."

Quoted: Intensified international trading affects the environment, but also raises global awareness...

I think this is a little misleading since it's based on YOY changes..and Seattle was ranked the #8 BEST place last year.

Quoted: But in cities like Seattle, Jacksonville, Fla., and St. Louis—the hardest major cities in which to sell a home—even sellers who have substantially lowered their prices aren’t finding it easy to move their houses.
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Here’s the specific entry for #1 ranked Seattle. Here’s the whole list of Forbes’ hardest places to sell a home:

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Brilliant economic analysis of the world's problems.

Quoted: "If we had $50 billion to spend over the next four years to do good in the world, where should we spend it?"

Quoted: According to a United States Census Bureau report called the Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data From the 2006 American Community Survey, the richest state in the nation is Maryland, overtaking last year's wealthiest New Jersey.

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Ever wondered where money comes from (its not what you think)? or why america has massive inflation? Watch this, its pretty amazing, and pretty scary.

Quoted: __Expand to see INDEX__This highly informative and easy to understand film covers just about everything that isn't taught in school regarding the corrupt ban...