Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone | 10 May 2012 In 2010 Obama passed Dodd-Frank, 2,300 pages of regulation with which to end Wall Street corruption. But world of finance fought back, soon brought government to heel. How? Simple: Complain, sue, stall, bully, then exploit loopholes Comments Karen Weise | Businessweek | 10 May 2012 Four college students plan to take on Facebook, with a decentralised social network. They hit Kickstarter for funds. It goes crazy. They make front page of the New York Times. 600k users join. Then comes the suicide Comments Wright Thompson | ESPN | 3 May 2012 "I arrive in Odessa, Texas, flying low over black pump jacks, chasing the sort of weird, true crime story that often gets reporters on planes: A 16-year-old named Jerry Joseph, a basketball player, has been found out as an imposter" Comments Ramón González Férriz | Eurozine/Letras Libres | 10 May 2012 Spain is in crisis. One the young are ill-prepared for. Why? "There was a narrative that no adult challenged and which we therefore took for granted: That every generation has a better life than the previous one." Time for a rethink Comments Kerry Walters | Free Inquiry | 10 May 2012 Thought-provoking essay. "The notion that America was founded as a Christian nation is widespread. In the currency of ideas, it’s the ubiquitous penny. But like an actual penny, it doesn’t have a lot of value" Comments Jason Horowitz | Washington Post | 10 May 2012 Teenage Mitt Romney bullied a gay student at his elite prep school, pinning his victim down and cutting off his hair. Inevitably, the presumed Republican presidential candidate of today has no recollection of this Comments | 
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