BROMBERG IN IRVINGTON
Accompanied by our friends Cathy and Tim and Susan And Greg, Ginny and I saw the wonderful David Bromberg quintet last night at the Irvington Town Hall. His voals were strong and supple, and his playing was supple. Great show!
RAYMAN EXITS
On his way to what will be a sterling career, Noah Rayman pauses at Tuttles to bid his chambermates adieu.
APRIL 2019: “THE LAST GASP OF TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS”
4.12 Jim VandeHei in Axios: The explosion of technology in every facet of life is a big reason that the rich are getting richer, and the big are getting bigger. Scary thought: The situation is on track to get worse, because artificial intelligence will make the internet look like the Apple II. Why it matters: …
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MOTHER KNOWS BEST
This is the best prank ever: In 1990, Spy magazine sent a check for 13 cents to a bunch of wealthy Americans. Only two people cashed the checks. One was an arms dealer. The other was Donald Trump. #AprilFoolsDay; https://t.co/qKck3HE8Bm — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 1, 2019
PIKETTY SPEAKS!
On Thursday the 28th I went to a lecture by the celebrated economist Thomas Piketty at Columbia University. Author of the best-selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Piketty emphases his work on wealth concentrations and distribution over the past 250 years. He says that the rate of capital return in developed countries is persistently …
“SERIOUSLY LEGIT”
Three years I joined the staff of Governor Cuomo. This week he gave me this handsomely framed appointment document. Much appreciated. In a text, my daughter Cara pronounced me `seriously legit.’ So there. And I get paychecks.
MARCH 2019: “THEY’RE JUST SCAREDY CATS”
3.30 Michael Che on SNL: “How can America run out of space [to hold immigrants]? We still have two Dakotas. Most countries don’t even have one.” 3.30 Albany 3.30 Albany 3.29 Thomas Piketty at Columbia 3.29 Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “So, what is the president afraid of? Is he afraid of the truth, that he would …
DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK
The terrible news of the past week has shocked and distressed the world. We extend our sympathies to those who lost loved ones. Our Muslim brothers and sisters in New Zealand and Holland, and all of our friends across the globe, need to know that Americans condemn not only those who perpetrated these actions, but …
MARCH 2019: “HE’S JUST NOT WORTH IT”
3.15 A white supremacist in Christchurch NZ livestreamed his shooting rampage during Friday prayers at two mosques that left at least 49 dead and another 48 receiving hospital treatment. The shooter also posted a 74-page manifesto entitled `The Great Replacement,’ in which he identified himself as a 28-year-old white man born in Australia. He claimed …