Newsletter 487

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

[5]Why Americans Won't Do Dirty Jobs
Links:
5. http://b.rw/vVKtdk

Elizabeth Dwoskin | Businessweek | 10 November 2011

Alabama has 18% unemployment. But there are lots of difficult, dirty jobs
available. New laws forced migrant workers out; now few Americans are
prepared to take on their roles. “I have 158 jobs, I need to give them to
somebody" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-americans-wont-do-dirty-jobs

[7]How To Save Israel
Links:
7. http://b.rw/uCQosY

Gershom Gorenberg | Slate | 9 November 2011

What will Israel be in five years, or 20? A thriving democracy within
smaller borders, or a pariah state where one ethnic group rules over
another? The hub of the Jewish world, or a place that Jews abroad prefer not
to think about? [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-save-israel

[9]The Resentment Machine
Links:
9. http://b.rw/t24Ubx

Freddie deBoer | New Inquiry | 7 November 2011

Provocative essay on capitalism, Internet. We are raised to compete for
status, material rewards. So, as adults, we invest great meaning in the
"cultural goods" we acquire. Web amplifies this, defining us by our vacuous
consumption [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/resentment-machine

[11]How A Financial Pro Lost His House
Links:
11. http://b.rw/uYa049

Carl Richards | NYT | 9 November 2011

Cautionary tale of excess, naiveté, financial risk. "This is the story of
how I lost my home, the profound ethical questions that arose along the way,
and what my wife and I learned from the mistakes that led us to that point"
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-financial-pro-lost-his-house

[13]Crowds R Us
Links:
13. http://b.rw/rSJKJE

Ian Leslie | Intelligent Life | 2 November 2011

"Crowds, we are often told, are dumb. They obliterate reason, sentience and
accountability, turning individuals into helpless copycats." Which is
misleading. Crowds do indeed change our behaviour. But often for better. Not
for worse [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/crowds-r-us

[15]How To Take Your 4-Year-Old Daughter To A Football Game
Links:
15. http://b.rw/sEc1WQ

Willie Geist | Grantland | 9 November 2011

"Ever since I moved to New York I've been meaning to go to a Columbia
University football game. But it's tough to find a wingman for a trip like
that. This year, I stopped asking my wife. Instead, I invited my 4-year-old
daughter" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-take-your-4-year-old-daughter-football-game

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Juliet Gardiner on 1930s Britain
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/juliet-gardiner-on-930s-britain

The 1930s are hugely underrated as a decade, says the historian. She tells
us about the social and design revolutions that made the thirties much more
than just a prelude to war [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/juliet-gardiner-on-930s-britain