This week we look at riots at Foxconn, the horrible reviews for Maggie Gyllenhall’s dumb new movie, and regrets of a-bomb scientists. Strap in and enjoy!
DS #74: Foxconn and the A-Bomb
Top 3 Links of the Week
- Dave Zirin on the NFL Referee lockout
- Chronicle of a death foretold
- Are we asking too much from our teachers?
Current Events
- Jeffri Chadiha on referee lockout at EPSN.com
- Drug testing: Peeing to participate
- No criminal charges for “pepper spray cop”
Economics
- What’s behind the Foxconn worker riots?
- Don’t tell anyone, but the stimulus worked
- Tax cuts don’t lead to economic growth
- Fed warns high-frequency trading firms
- Senate panel looks into high-frequency stock trades
- China Labor Bulletin: A Decade of Change
Education
- UW-Madison lab works with controversial data for Chicago schools
- The scientists’ petition: A forgotten wartime protest
- ESP: How do students get better?
- PBS Frontline: Dropout Nation
- Education drama ‘Wont Back Down’ fails to make the grade
- School reform’s propaganda flick
Killer Robots, Etc
Hip-Hop
Sadat X: “Gamer”
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