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POPSFunny Quotes Why is it that people never listen to what you say until it's called a quote? Enjoy.
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POPSThe Starving of Sudan A vulture seems to stalk a starving child in the southern Sudanese hamlet of Ayod, March 1993. This picture would win Kevin Carter the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. Photo by Kevin Carter/Corbis Sygma. As the photographer chose to take a picture instead of caring for the kid's life, he suffered great pressure from public criticism and ended his life by suicide.
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POPSAre All Charities Created Equal? Robert Reich: Charitable tax deductions should be limited to donations to charities that directly benefit the poor. Donations to universities, museums, and other cultural institutions should lose their tax deductions. (I wonder what Reich would say about donations to medical research). Via Mark Thoma at Economist's View , from whom I've stolen the title for this clip.