This Week’s Links

Writing on the Wal is one of those neat corporate critique blogs (guess who it’s targeting) that I’m surprised I haven’t come across before.

Cultural Offering has a neat graphic called the skill luck continuum. Blogging’s on the far left. I swear.

Kommein has a great list of how and where to recycle your old gadgets, laptops and toys.

Financial News Express takes a well-thought-out look at how bad the oil spill isn’t.

Add don’t be pregnant to the long list of things (self-employment, owning a condo, not having a pile of money saved) that will stop you from getting a mortgage. (Minyanville)

Bonus link: Becker-Posner on the abuse of presidential power.

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Glenn Beck’s Goldline Scheme

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Chelsea Clinton Wedding Costs Up to $5 mil of…Taxpayer Money?

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Toyota Recalls Avalon Sedans

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A New Look for T-Mobile?

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Disney Buys Facebook Game Co. Playdom

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How People Feel About Online Advertising

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Cleanup Begins at Michigan Oil Spill

A burst pipeline caused an oil spill in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River…. Read more

Where’d All The Good Jobs Go?

Today’s unemployment means that a large quantity of jobs have been lost. In the Harvard Business Review, Umair Haque explores the idea that the US’s quality of jobs is just as much an issue. It’s worth reading in its entirety: Every time I… Read more

The Workplace Safety Advisory System

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GM Prices Chevy Volt at $41,000

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25 People and Industries That Profit From Fear

Are you worried about the economy tumbling into oblivion? Scared that some stranger will break into your home? Paranoid about losing your youthful good looks? Don’t worry. You can buy your peace of mind. Whether it’s a pill, a locking system, or… Read more