Longread #399 -- Women in Science -- 10/31/13

"Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science?" by Eileen Pollack
Published in the New York Times, October 3, 2013

Eric

Longread #398 -- Facebook Feminism -- 10/30/13

"Facebook Feminism, Like It or Not" by Susan Faludi
Published in the Baffler, Fall 2013

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Longread #397 -- Mega Death -- 10/29/13

"Is Funeral Home Chain SCI's Growth Coming at the Expense of Mourners?" by Paul M. Barrett
Published in BusinessWeek, October 24, 2013

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Longread #396 -- The End of Illth -- 10/28/13

A lot of the articles I've posted on this blog are about the transgressions caused by corporate greed or by the perverse incentives established by certain elements of our economic system. This article looks at some alternative ways of organizing production and labor to try to resolve the externalities of the free market system. While not a cure-all, it nevertheless seems like a great place to start.

"The End of Illth: In Search of an Economy That Won't Kill Us" by Erik Reece
Published in Harper's, October 4, 2013

Eric

Longread #395 -- Work Ethic: The 24/7 lab -- 10/25/13

"Work ethic: The 24/7 lab" by Heidi Ledford
Published in Nature, August 31, 2011

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Longread #394 -- The Shadow Commander -- 10/24/13

"The Shadow Commander" by Dexter Filkins
Published in the New Yorker, September 30, 2013

Eric

Longread #393 -- When Domestic Violence Becomes a Mass Shooting -- 10/23/13

Back from two days of vacation...

"When Domestic Violence Becomes a Mass Shooting" by Anna Minard
Published in the Stranger, June 12, 2013

Eric