courtesy of the new york times. would this be considered "going postal"? consider barbara ehrenreich's new book bait and switch, on the anxieties of "white-collar" laborers who struggle to find work (i'm delighted to see the book front and center at my local borders). there's a scarcity of decent jobs, and many who have them are subjected to the stress of continual speed-up. there was a great discussion on cspan book tv the other week between her and and stephen moore, senior economics writer at the wall street journal.
speaking of book tv, i see on their website that they also recently broadcast a panel discussion here in chicago on "race and hip-hop" that included one of the best music critics working today, oliver wang.
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