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...government. He targeted an equally clear-cut audience: Joe the Plumber. (A real guy, who must be dodging every local news crew within 100 miles today.) McCain - henpecked by an incumbent he never liked, a dire economy he can't control and a newcomer with less baggage than the Tooth Fairy - suddenly seemed free from worry. He remembered his years as a leading man in those dramatic episodes of yesteryear - campaign-finance reform, the Gang of 14 - and he was glad to reprise his role as The Fighter. For the first time since the Republican convention (just six weeks...
...MySpace and Facebook, the Coke and Pepsi of the social-networking world, are going after each other tooth and nail. That's why MySpace unveiled an innovative music service a few weeks ago that gives users free access to a library of millions of songs. It's also why it's launching its sweeping new advertising play today...
...lending standards across the board meant the safety net she'd counted on for emergencies (a dog-dryer breakdown, say) was suddenly that much smaller. Now, as a precaution, she's cutting outlays, including the money she spends on inventory. "The banks are looking at everyone with a fine-tooth comb," she says. "In terms of the consumer, they're not going to have the same selection or quantity they would have otherwise...
...Baked Fresh: A Festival! Fill up on schwag, snacks, and live music at the artsy event of the year for college kids and young adults. Sunday, Oct. 5. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sowa Open Market, 540 Harrison Ave., Boston. Free. 5) Cookie Monster Bring your sweet tooth to the 75 Chestnut Restaurant, but leave your purse at home, because you can sample and review expertly prepared cookies for free. Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5:00 p.m. 75 Chestnut, 75 Chestnut St., Beacon Hill, Boston. Free...
...Gray is an interesting man to make that point, because in the 1970s he was one of the intellectual godfathers of Thatcherism, the belief that free markets and red-in-tooth-and-claw capitalism were the essential underpinnings of successful modern societies. Granted, he has been moving away from such neoliberal fundamentalism for years. I remember a conversation with him precisely 10 years ago - after the collapse of Long Term Capital Management and Russia's default, the last time when it looked as if the market revolution were in peril - when he lamented that neoliberals had "underestimated the revolutionary nature...