Presidents and Jobs

From Talking Points Memo:

And The Nation compares job creation under Republican and Democrat presidents over the last 70 years:

Links of the Day, January 11

It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day! Tell someone who doesn’t know about the 27 million people trapped in modern slavery. And then do something about it!

Check out these awesome pics to start out your week/day:

And then enjoy this cover from Cathy Nguyen and Andrew Garcia:

News

• Whistler’s homeless are being relocated ahead of the Winter Olympics.
• The oldest known Hebrew script has been deciphered. Find out what it says here.
• Colt McCoy shows grace and faith in the face of defeat:

Human trafficking

• China claims to have freed over 10,000 victims of human trafficking in the last year.

Immigration

• A new report comes out: immigration reform will ease economic decline.

Miscellaneous

• NBC’s Bryan Williams: why Jon Stewart is good for the news.
• GOOD covers the H&M saga.
• For the Angelenos, the fake freeway sign that became a real public service.
• Oh, the places you’ll go … The NY Times lists 31 places to go in 2010.
• As a fantasy geek myself, I can appreciate this from what’s fast becoming one of my favorite blogs, YOMYOMF ("You offend me, you offend my family"): "Fantasy gone wrong."
• Some fascinating facts about sneezing.
• Some secrets about London!

Links of the Day, January 8

News

• We’re still losing jobs, but we’re no longer hemorrhaging. Let’s hope the trajectory holds firm.
• Portugal’s parliament backs same sex marriage.
• Some might blame the TSA officer for deserting his post at Newark airport. I blame the Asian guy who breached security. As Angry Asian Man puts it so succinctly, "you’re an idiot."

Sports

• Former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira returns to the Premiership, joining Man City.

Miscellaneous

• Wanna see cute Asian kids do amazing things? You got it. And I echo Justin’s sentiments.
• And here’s Kylie from the PC commercials on Ellen. So freaking precious.
• Whoa: "Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm at Boston University on Asian American women and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Hahm was alarmed to find how high the rates of STDs were among Asian American women." Here’s some commentary from MaSir Jones and YOMYOMF.

Links of the Day, January 4

Welcome to 2010! (Here’s Jon Stewart’s review of 2009.)

Since there was ZERO net job creation in the US over the last decade, let’s hope the next ten years go a little better, shall we?

News

• France joins the US and the UK in shutting its Yemen embassy.
• The NY Times offers a fascinating look inside Barack’s war on terrorism. And WaPo defends the President against critics who say he’s "soft on terror."
• Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, NJ, is fast becoming one of my favorite people. Check out this awesome story.
• Avatar breaks $1 billion, worldwide.

Health care

• From Foolocracy: "Rush Limbaugh praised the American health care system while in a Hawaiian hospital for a couple of days during the last week. What he did not mention is that Hawaii has the most socialized system of any of the 50 states and, with its near universal healthcare, resembles the Obama health care plan."

Immigration

• The Nation investigates the ICE’s detention facilities.

Miscellaneous

• Read Jim Wallis’s op-ed in WaPo yesterday: "A religious response to the financial crisis."
• Rich Mouw considers a poetic revision of "In Christ Alone." I think I agree with him (and Tom Wright).
• If you haven’t already subscribed to xkcd, I think you should:
  

Links of the Day, December 9

News

• The President announces a job creation plan … now let’s hope the plan becomes a reality.
• He also moves forward on a promise for more transparency in government.
• Martha Coakley wins the Democratic primary to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat.

Health care

• The Senate rejects abortion restrictions in the health bill.
• Senate Dems reach a "broad agreement" on a public option, according to Harry Reid.
• And the GOP can’t make up its mind:
  

Green

• Rifts at Copenhagen between developing and developed countries.

Miscellaneous

• A priceless link to Viggo Mortensen’s wise musings on Sarah Palin: "Do not underestimate her ability. She’s not going away.”
• Andre Agassi says, don’t leap to judgments about Tiger. I agree.