http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Getting Squeezed on Economics, Environment and Politics en Vox Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:15:24 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/time-to-strip-the-fat-from-the-ceos.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/time-to-strip-the-fat-from-the-ceos.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/time-to-strip-the-fat-from-the-ceos.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:15:24 -0700 New York Times today details the White House appointment of an overseer to set compensation for top executives at companies currently on what I like to call "corporate welfare." It seems these guys just got a caseworker. Maybe it's time for ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/time-to-strip-the-fat-from-the-ceos.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc0004011017d5fab7860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> economy new york times obama feinberg free market cubicle life pink slip nation obama names overseer to set pay at rescued companies ceo pay http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-taste-of-excess-balduccis-closes-in-new-york.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-taste-of-excess-balduccis-closes-in-new-york.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-taste-of-excess-balduccis-closes-in-new-york.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:33:53 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad698c0bc00040110181d7ccd860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fad698c0bc00040110181d7ccd860f-50si" alt="Eating money" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> More financial bloodshed in the yuppie market: seems there is no taste for overpriced gourmet oddities like mango chili vinegar or chocolate covered goji berries--even if they are tasty. Balducci's Makes a Quiet Exit From Manhatten “Do you ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-taste-of-excess-balduccis-closes-in-new-york.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc0004011017be7eed860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> economics new york excess recession pink slip nation balducci's http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/yankees-slash-top-ticket-prices.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/yankees-slash-top-ticket-prices.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/yankees-slash-top-ticket-prices.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad698c0bc000401101642fd97860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00fad698c0bc000401101642fd97860c-50si" alt="Happy baseball" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> At the risk of adding to the already crowded field of obscure economic indicators such as lipstick sales (up during recessions) and lotto tickets (the poor gamble more in a down economy), I'd like to introduce the cut in Yankee tickets as the lat... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/yankees-slash-top-ticket-prices.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc00040110181d7b4c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball economy hotdogs recession economic indicators pink slip nation yankee ticket prices http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/california-democratic-party-propositions-state-budget-funding-fight.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/california-democratic-party-propositions-state-budget-funding-fight.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/california-democratic-party-propositions-state-budget-funding-fight.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:24:22 -0700 So I'm sitting here on the final day of the California Democratic Party Convention waiting for the upcoming fight over whether the party will officially endorse propositions 1A-F. California is essentially fubared--we're being told that we can ei... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/california-democratic-party-propositions-state-budget-funding-fight.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc00040110181cbcc5860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> california democrats taxes republicans propositions budget crisis pinkslipnation a1-f spending cap http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/in-this-economy-everyone-has-to-eat-it.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/in-this-economy-everyone-has-to-eat-it.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/in-this-economy-everyone-has-to-eat-it.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:07:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad698c0bc0004011015fcd2f6860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00fad698c0bc0004011015fcd2f6860b-50si" alt="Unhappy meal" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Tough economic times can impact all levels of your life. Not only are many stressing about keeping their job or struggling to pay the rent or mortgage, but even day to day concerns like the food we eat present a layered challenge. While there a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/in-this-economy-everyone-has-to-eat-it.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc00040110167c786a860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> diet economy lifestyle healthy eating obesity pink slip nation pinkslipnation http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-hidden-lives-of-coworkers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-hidden-lives-of-coworkers.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-hidden-lives-of-coworkers.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:58:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad698c0bc0004011017bc9d0d860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fad698c0bc0004011017bc9d0d860e-50si" alt="Where&#39;s Waldo?" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One of the interesting things about modern work life is that it brings one into contact with people of different backgrounds, life experiences, races and cultures. Most importantly, it introduces people of different financial circumstances to on... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/the-hidden-lives-of-coworkers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc00040110181b9b5c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work los angeles job commuting economy personal finance finance coworkers renting cost of living pink slip nation http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/mark-penn-and-the-wall-street-journal-teh-blogging-is-teh-new-black.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/mark-penn-and-the-wall-street-journal-teh-blogging-is-teh-new-black.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/mark-penn-and-the-wall-street-journal-teh-blogging-is-teh-new-black.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:38:46 -0700 So a friend sent me a link to the Wall Street Journal's America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire. "You can get paid to blog!" he had typed helpfully in the subject line. The article paints does paint a rosy picture of online ad revenue and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/mark-penn-and-the-wall-street-journal-teh-blogging-is-teh-new-black.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc000401101640b3aa860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogging clinton wall street journal easy money mark penn http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/are-we-almost-there-yet-carpooling-auto-execs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/are-we-almost-there-yet-carpooling-auto-execs.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/are-we-almost-there-yet-carpooling-auto-execs.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:43:12 -0800 In a nod to the angry populism bubbling up against the corporate jet-set, auto execs parked the company plane and headed off to Washington DC in their company cars. No word yet on whether they chose to dine at Shoney's or Denny's, or how many br... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/are-we-almost-there-yet-carpooling-auto-execs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc000401098152e782000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> congress banksters pinkslipnation auto execs http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/nasa-virus-found-on-space-station-laptop.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/nasa-virus-found-on-space-station-laptop.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/nasa-virus-found-on-space-station-laptop.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:51:36 -0700 Looks like spammers and the much reviled computer virus have breached the final frontier: space! NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus was identified on a laptop computer aboard the International Space Station, which carries about 50 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/nasa-virus-found-on-space-station-laptop.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc000400fa969592210003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> laptop random computer virus space station http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-reminds-everyone-how-old-he-is.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheKK) http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-reminds-everyone-how-old-he-is.html?_c=feed-rss http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-reminds-everyone-how-old-he-is.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:46:30 -0700 John McCain mocked Barack Obama this morning over the backdrop for his speech Thursday at Invesco field. The stage will feature a series of classical columns evocative of the era in which Caesar reigned, democracy fell to empire and John McCain wa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pinkslipnation.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-reminds-everyone-how-old-he-is.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad698c0bc00040100a7f5f1e9000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> satire obama john mccain cuneiform invesco