tuesday reads

Colin Powell's Day of Shame


Health insurer Humana Inc (HUM.N) said on Monday fourth-quarter profit soared 57 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations, on strength in its Medicare plans for older Americans and a lower tax rate.


Barbara Ehrenreich: The Boom Was a Bust for ordinary People


A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.


Cyber-savvy town gets rich on eBay frauds


On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station.


Son of Rambow Trailer