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(dopesmuglar/flickr)Spending Habits
One might think that people budget their money in order of priority: basic needs first, then the little things, then lavish expenses. But purchasing trends show a surprisingly different story about the “wealth gap” and how spending habits are dictated by so much more than just income. Also, John McCain is on the attack against Barack Obama, but he’s also forging his own policy agenda.
Spare No Expense
Virginia Postrel, contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly, discusses the "wealth gap" and the links between income, race and spending habits in America.
Where It's Due
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert, discusses exactly how credit scores are linked to consumption and the proposed new credit card regulations.
Half by '50
G-8 leaders pledged yesterday to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050. Andrew Revkin, environmental reporter for The New York Times, breaks down the details.
Aspen Ideas: Curtis Wong
Curtis Wong, principal researcher and group manager of Microsoft Next Media Research Group, discusses his latest project, the WorldWide Telescope, and transforming old art forms for the digital age.
See Curtis Wong previewing the World Wide Telescope at this year's TED Conference.
McCain Update
We get an update on the McCain campaign from Jason Riley, member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders (Gotham, 2008). Also, Michael D. Shear, staff reporter for The Washington Post, joins us from the campaign trail.
We Exist
Thomas Glave, professor of English at the State University of New York Binghamton, and editor of Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles, joins us to talk about homophobia on his home island of Jamaica, the gay community in the Caribbean, and the gay Caribbean community in New York.
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The Rocky Road Ahead
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.- Comments [40]
Tweet If You Use Twitter
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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.
What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!- Comments [15]
Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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