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10 Trillion and Counting - The National Debt - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh...
An insightful look from PBS Frontline at the country's debt problem and how we got here. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
With Something for Everyone, Climate Bill Passed - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2009...
Classic example of how policy gets distorted by special interests. Still, the bill is a big step towards resolving probably the largest market failure currently in existence -- climate change related externalities. - Taher Haveliwala from Bookmarklet
Taher Haveliwala
PEOPLE LIKE US: Social Class in America - http://www.pbs.org/peoplel...
Article by economist Robert H. Frank describing the causes and effects of the luxury spending boom of the past several decades. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
The Structure of Information Networks (Jon Kleinberg) - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Courses...
Course page for Jon Kleinberg's Structure of Information Networks class. Contains an extensive list of research papers covering topics related to information networks, including p2p systems and web search. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right - http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
What is the mission of this website? Most broadly, to accumulate and analyze polling and political data in way that is informed, accurate and attractive. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Tax Guide for Investors from Fairmark.com - http://www.fairmark.com/index...
Most intelligent tax guide I've seen online. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
"AMT Deficit" Goes On-Budget - http://www.fairmark.com/news...
Article on how Obama is bringing truth to the budget forecasts by removing the fictional AMT revenue. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2009, Tapping Talent in a Global Economy: A Reverse Brain Drain - http://www.issues.org/25...
A Reverse Brain Drain. How the the loss of talented immigrants to other countries is hurting the US. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
AIG to pay execs $100mil in bonuses after bailout - http://www.nytimes.com/glogin...
I am speechless. Contractual obligations? Would those "contractual obligations" have been worth the paper they were written on had the government let AIG go bankrupt? - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
The Daily Show | Mar 12 2009 | Stewart vs. Cramer - http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-ep...
The best episode of the Daily Show I have ever seen. After the intro, it's not a comedy, it's a pointed and highly effective interview that most in the media don't have the guts to pull off. Wow. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
SundaySky - Content in Motion - http://www.sundaysky.com/
Create video from static website content. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Jay Keasling, Molecular Biologist | Saving the World, One Molecule at a Time - http://www.newsweek.com/id...
Molecular biologist who successfully engineered microbes to create cheap malaria drugs, and is working on a way to engineer them to produce alternative fuels from biowaste. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
I'm suprised I haven't seen more hype about this, especially his success at producing the low cost malaria drug. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Talk show that is in a league of it's own. If you really want to know what's going on in the world. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Set of tutorials on various programming and computer science topics - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Gogole code resources (apis and open source projects) - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Prezi - The zooming presentation editor - http://prezi.com/
Slick online presentation software - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Union of Concerned Scientists - http://www.ucsusa.org/
One of the few nonprofit advocacy groups that offer trustworthy and intelligent information on policy issues - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Intriguing essays on software and startups by Paul Graham - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Insightful articles on software and technology. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Very insightful weekly news magazine. - Taher Haveliwala
Taher Haveliwala
Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S. - http://www.businessweek.com/technol...
New research shows that highly skilled workers are returning home for brighter career prospects and a better quality of life - Taher Haveliwala
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