“Your favorite public broadcasting network, NPR, is looking for someone to record their "this... is NPR" voiceover show closers, "support for this program comes from..." ramblings, and more. You could be that person! Although, come to think of it, the following people have voices made of gold and silver and other precious things, so they might deserve the job. Because, really, you don't really want the job anyway. Hearing yourself after Ira Glass or Terry Gross might send you into a state of anxious paralysis. ”
—Who Should Be the New Voice of ‘This Is NPR’? - Connor Simpson - The Atlantic Wire
The job application involves recording two scripts so we can assess your skills. Bring it. — tanya b.
“Even before Benghazi, the IRS and the Department of Justice controversies started heating up, the economy had consistently taken a back seat to issues such as immigration and gun control. "The economy is by far the most important issue for voters," says Karlyn Bowman, a polling expert at the American Enterprise Institute. "It's not unusual for Washington preoccupations to be different than those of the public." She says that the public is skeptical that Washington can provide economic answers at this point. Politicians themselves seem a little dubious.”
—Whatever Happened To The Economy?
Over the last 12 years, the United States has gone from having the highest share of employed 25- to 34-year-olds among large, wealthy economies to having among the lowest.
nytimes.comThe United States has gone from having the highest share of employed 25- to 34-year-olds among large, wealthy economies to having among the lowest.
I read this article with frustration and sadness — mostly over the fact that Occupy has made itself irrelevant by virtue of its organizational structure and its focus on fighting cops instead of capitalists. We need this movement, America. Or we need another social movement capable of rattling the lid off the cauldron using non-violent direct action and (gasp) even mainstream tactics including progressive candidates.
