It’s a Myth That Corporate Tax Cuts Mean More Jobs - The New York Times
As Congress prepares to take up tax reform, we looked at 92 companies that pay very low taxes. Their job growth rate was negative.
In Polarized America, Can a Middle Party Rise From the Ashes? | Politics & Power | OZY
Being a Journalist is Terrible for Your Mental Health - Tonic
"It felt like the parts of my brain that contain motivation, energy, and the ability to arrange ideas had been injected with novocaine."
Is the world really better than ever? | News | The Guardian
The long read: The headlines have never been worse. But an increasingly influential group of thinkers insists that humankind has never had it so good – and only our pessimism is holding us back
Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How : NPR
Over the past decade, Utah's toughest cases of homeless people dropped to fewer than 200, from nearly 2,000. Utah's size and support from Mormon leaders are among the reasons for its success.
Bees Are Bouncing Back From Colony Collapse Disorder - Bloomberg
Thank you, Blondie. And what's left of government oversight.
Dan Rather On Why America Needs More Empathy
The culture of empathy I remember growing up during the Great Depression taught us that those who were suffering weren’t lazy or lacking the desire to do better — fate had the potential to slap any of us.
Six ways Trump is 'dismantling' the US after six months in office | US news | The Guardian
Trump has been paralyzed on healthcare and tax reform, but his administration has been active in eroding safeguards and protections elsewhere
The Truth about How Creativity Really Works – The Mission – Medium
"Paul McCartney gave up some creative liberty by collaborating with John Lennon, but the benefits made up for it." ALSO: "In order to maintain a high capacity for independent action, you have to constantly destroy your existing conceptual system and resynthesize from the constituent parts."
Arcade Fire to Lay Off 400 Nonessential Members by 2018
Canadian indie-rock icons Arcade Fire are planning to layoff 400 nonessential members by 2018, due to budgetary cutbacks.
Here’s what happened when Iran introduced a basic income | The Outline
The results surprised skeptics.
100 Practical Ways to Reverse Climate Change
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Seven Reasons the Left Is Losing - The Atlantic
"When Abraham Lincoln was 33 years old, he gave a speech inside a Presbyterian church to a temperance society. His message: The assembled ought to be nicer to drinkers and sellers of alcohol, rather than shunning them, or denouncing them as moral pestilences. Indeed, they ought to use “kindly persuasion,” even if a man’s drunkenness had caused misery to his wife, or left his children hungry and naked with want. For people are never less likely to change, to convert to new ways of thinking or acting, than when it means joining the ranks of their denouncers."
In Defense of Empathy | Psychology Today
Is empathy a force for good or evil?
How Americans Think About Climate Change, in Six Maps - The New York Times
Americans overwhelmingly believe that global warming is happening, and that carbon emissions should be scaled back. But fewer are sure that it will harm them personally.
Third Parties: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.Connect with Last Week Tonight online.....
Gary Johnson erupts when asked about his tax policy and the success of his rival
He lashed out at Evan McMullin, the independent presidential candidate who surpassed Johnson in Utah and is almost tied with Trump and Clinton there
Simple Ideas to Stimulate Creativity: INFOGRAPHIC - GalleyCat
Explore creative careers in graphic design, copywriting, social media, marketing, communications, video. Post your creative job today and reach the best talent in media, advertising, and publishing.
Does Creativity Fade With Age? | Opening Lines
The YES Story Bonus Interviews: Chris Squire - YouTube
Technology obliterating the Talk album
Dangerous Minds | Monty Python: The true story behind the ‘Dead Parrot Sketch’
John Cleese would spend hours finessing a script—choosing the right word, or considering where best to place a comma for greatest comedic effect. His writing partner, Graham Chapman preferred to sit quietly, listening, smoking his pipe, and from time-to-time suggest an idea that would often turn an average...
8 Creativity Lessons from a Pixar Animator : zenhabits
Woody Allen Interview - Woody Allen Blue Jasmine Quotes - Esquire
Writer and Director, 77, New York City
PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake' Interview - YouTube
PJ Harvey opts to spend two years working on the words before considering the music.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre People
I’m pretty mediocre. I’m ashamed to admit it. I’m not even being sarcastic or self-deprecating. I’ve never done anything that stands out as, “Whoa! Th
Writers On Failure « The Dish
The Guardian talked to seven well-known writers about their missteps in life and literature. Julian Barnes has refined his understanding of failure: When I was growing up, failure presented itself …
Political Parties Quotes
"I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them."
Ten Ways to Overcome Creativity's Number One Crusher
The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt, wrote Sylvia Plath in her journal. And she couldn't have been more accurate. Self-doubt can persuade us
Won't Get Fooled Again - YouTube
making the synth/organ sound
John Cleese on Creativity - YouTube
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