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...Mother Courage I congratulate TIME Asia for highlighting the sad truth about the growing exodus of mothers from the Philippines [Nov. 24]. To many of us, it seems an irreversible phenomenon - most overseas workers will tell you they had no other choice but to leave and historical data show that the number of Filipino women working overseas surpasses men, pointing to what some have described as a "feminization" of labor. A mother's absence often leads to unspoken psychological consequences that are felt intensely by children. The problem our overseas workers face is a multigenerational one. Life is about making...
Near as I can tell, these guys are all dressed up for battle with no one to fight. Who are these latter-day Hooverites? What prominent economist is out there opposing a stimulus? What politician has said he or she will pass up the opportunity to vote for spending a few hundred billion in a big hurry? Harvard professor Gregory Mankiw, who chaired George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, noted puckishly in the New York Times that he has children, whereas John Maynard Keynes--the intellectual godfather of the idea that government spending can jolt...
...slew of new services aim to give you at least some control over what mail you receive. One of the most popular, CatalogChoice.org focuses on ridding your mailbox of unwanted catalogs. You tell the nonprofit which ones you want to stop getting, and the site will contact mailers on your behalf. More than a million people have signed up since the free service was launched last year, and it has no doubt lightened many a mailbox. But the site isn't perfect. For starters, some companies simply ignore its entreaties. Others beg you to let them send at least...
...woman at the DMV had a really interesting look on her face, like it was rude to ask, but she finally did, and I was able to tell her all about dissection. It was awesome. No matter what I have to put up with, animals have to put up with so much more...
When I called my dad to tell him, he had me repeat it, like, three times. Then I sent him a DVD of an undercover investigation into a dissection-supply company. After he watched it, he told me he completely supports...