Tuesday, September 23, 2014

9/23/14 Today's Inquiries

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What can we learn about unbanked households? Remember, too, that people without access to standard bank accounts are frequent users of payday loans and pawn shops for their financial services.
This column argues that supply-side factors – standard bank practices that ration certain households – play a role in this. 
Here's a map of how much money you have to earn to be in your state's top 1%. So, even on the low end, we're talking about $300k of income. Not wealth, income.


Cass Sunstein argues that party divisions are worse now, even among the general public. We learn that many wouldn't want their sons or daughters marrying someone from the opposite political party. But does that really mean it "trumps" racism?

New data from Pew's Religion and Politics survey. Signs point to waining influence and more persecution complexes among evangelicals.

Police shoot another black youth. A youth who was cosplaying. Well, he had a sword. Maybe they thoughts he was ISIS?

America's never-ending war. No comment needed.

Moses is a founding father. No seriously, that's what they're putting in textbooks in Texas.
Careful analyst by Justine Esta Ellis (a scholar who was not part of the TFN group) finds the strategy of starting with Moses is aimed at presenting the United States as a unique “redeemer nation,” predestined among all others to act out God’s will.
Atlanta and Barcelona have similar populations and similar levels of economic activity yet Atlanta has tons more greenhouse gas emissions. Can you guess why?

It's like Uber for your uterus. I think leveraging mobiles for improving health care is pretty important. Don't forget that they can now take your vitals and check other things too. But, somewhere the outrage is building on the right and we'll get to see it played out on Jon Stewart. It's going to be some old white guy talking to a plastic blonde lady on Faux News about how sluts are using cell phones to get abortions.

John Oliver reminds us about how f*cked up Miss America is. Watch through to the part where he figures out how much scholarship money they actually give away.


Also, Miss America was kicked out of her sorority for hazing. Beautiful!

Guiness Latte?

We've been designing cats to look like werewolves. Aww.


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