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A New Generation and abortion
This isn’t politics; this is the church’s social witness that necessarily entails political implication.
“the wealth of the richest 50 in the US Congress is $1.6B; it’s $95B for the richest 50 in China’s Congress”
“The Big Mac Index”
The Big Mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level. It is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP), the notion that in the long run exchange rates should move towards the rate that would equalise [sic] the prices of an identical basket of goods and services (in this case, a burger) in any two countries.
“The end of a 75-year oil monopoly”
Screenshot: More evidence of the Internet getting dumber
From a real article in Slate:
“The country faces a crisis of mutual resentment, masquerading as a general collapse in national morale…”
“All cultures need the Gospel”
“Women and men are just the same, except for all of their differences”
The Atlantic:
Ready your knowing smirk, because here comes a scientific gem that’s sure to enliven even the dullest of holiday parties.
“Children featured in dystopias”
Serious business, in more ways than one
“Danger of the Single Story”
The problem with stereotypes isn’t that they’re untrue, but that they’re incomplete; one story becomes the only story.
“The NSA has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect global Google data centers”
“The most significant change in Mexico’s economic policy in 100 years.”
[Mexico’s] congress will by the end of this year almost certainly pass a constitutional amendment to open up its oil and natural gas sector to private investment. By this time in 2014 the likes of ExxonMobil, PetroChina and Norway’s Statoil could even have contracts in place to start exploring for Mexico’s untapped oil and gas bounty.
“Q: How many Kindles would it take to bring down a Boeing?”
A: “Millions…packed into each meter of the plane.”