Two for Tuesday – Sell Everything
There should not be a single needy person in America. The Republicans are right. Government should not be carrying the heavy burden of providing for this nation’s poor and needy alone. That responsibility has been clearly given to the followers of Christ, and since 3 out of 4 Americans claim to be Christian, it could be said that poverty exists
Detroit
via devidsketchbook 100 Abandoned Houses by Photographer Kevin Bauman – The abandoned houses project began innocently enough roughly ten years ago. I actually began photographing abandonment in Detroit in the mid 90’s as a creative outlet, and as a way of satisfying my curiosity with the state of my home town. I had always found it to be amazing, depressing,
A Begging Robot Draws Attention to Poor in Wealthy Luxembourg
Begging robot gets people thinking about their reactions to poverty. “First you ask yourself, `what is this?’ Then you ask yourself, `why should I give money to a machine?’ And then you ask yourself, `would I give money to a person or a machine?’
Two for Tuesday – Depression
I smile at people, even if I don't know them, young, old, clean, dirty, toothless. It's just the way I am and it's a habit I didn't think I had to break myself of until recently. Four times this week, I smiled at someone while I was out and about in the city of Flint and they took that as
One Trillion
This is what 1 trillion dollars looks like.
NY eases drug laws, sees annual savings of $250 mln
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN277377720090327 “New York state relaxed harsh Rockefeller drug laws from the 1970s that required prison sentences for nonviolent drug crimes and will let judges send addicts to treatment programs… estimated this will save the state about “a quarter of a billion dollars” a year.”
No Ho Zone
This photo was taken here in Flint and posted on cloudedmaple's photostream on flickr. It was spotted on Court St. and Miller Rd. Thanks for sharing, Charon. That's classic Flint right there, ya'll. Flint, MI Group Pool
Behind the Scenes of my “New” Used Jeans
http://www.terry.ubc.ca/index.php/2006/12/13/behind-the-scenes-of-my-new-used-jeans/ I have heard it reported that it takes 2,866 gallons of water to make a pair of jeans. No wonder they cost so damn much. Personally, I can’t remember the last time I bought a new pair of jeans.
Why companies sometimes want their stock back
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/08/13_catlinb_stocks/ Interesting article… answers my question precisely!
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042208WA.shtml From the page: “The wage gap between men and women has been stuck at 77 cents on the dollar – 72 cents for African-American women, 60 cents for Latinas.”
Cliqck
http://cliqck.com/ Who really gives a crap? This is just another “social network” feeding into the completely-unjustifiable-border-lining-obscene obsession many Americans have with the consumption of goods and keeping up with the Jones. Ya’ll be good little consumer monkeys now and your friends will envy you and life will be just grand.
Dead books
http://bentleywg.livejournal.com/1161046.html Detroit Public Schools Book Depository