The Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes

Michael Lewis Bloomberg
The Fed encourages its employees to keep their heads down, to obey their managers and to appease the banks. That is, bank regulators failed to do their jobs properly not because they lacked the tools but because they were discouraged from using them.

The NFL’s Concussion Problem Still Has Not Gone Away

Jason M. Breslow PBS
Over the past two seasons, 306 players have suffered a combined 323 concussions, according to team injury reports. As Concussion Watch kicks off for a third straight season, 15 players have already been added to the list for head injuries from the preseason and Week 1.

Sugar Substitutes Linked to Obesity

Alison Abbott Nature
Researchers noted a correlation between clinical signs of metabolic disorder — such as increasing weight or decreasing efficiency of glucose metabolism — and consumption of artificial sweeteners. The findings could cause a headache for the food industry.

John Oliver: Miss America Pageant

The Miss America Pageant…how is this still a thing? They claim to give more scholarships to women than any other organization. And the truth is ...

Forward 13: Waking Up The American Dream

Struggling to survive after the 2008 global financial crisis, Patrick Lovell embarks on a journey to discover how the pursuit of the American Dream could drive millions of people to financial ruin.
 

Johnny Cash -- Hurt

Johnny Cash at his most reflective, ambiguous and soulful, performing Trent Reznor's (Nine Inch Nails) Hurt.

Friday Nite Videos -- September 26, 2014

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The Redskins' Name -- Catching Racism. Johnny Cash -- Hurt. Forward 13: Waking Up the American Dream. Emma Watson at United Nations: This Is Feminism. John Oliver: Miss America Pageant.

Work in the Age of Anxiety

Murray Dobbin Rabble (Canada)
The rise of precarious labor in Canada, combined with the deliberate creation of fear through constant surveillance, the security apparatus and the demonization and criminalization of dissent, starts to answer the question of why there is no militant resistance to savage capitalism or even sustained social solidarity.