Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess. WHAT IS IT? Eid Mubarak to Ira Glass!
As many of you know, the house is currently voting (Update: REJECTED) on a Seven Hundred Billion dollar bail-out plan for the big wigs, the Dow is down about 700 points, and some people (Ms. Palin?) still don’t understand what this whole mess is about.
I thought I’d point you in the direction of one of the most popular and well-done pieces by This American Life. It explains this whole mess pretty well. It is worth it, I promise.
Listen to the hour long audio program here. (Click on “Full Episode”)
Next weekend, the same guys who put this together will be presenting a follow up piece next week. It promises to be very very good. Don’t worry, I’ll remind you about it.
In unrelated news, the month of Ramadan, in which Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset will be ending this week. A happy and peaceful Eid feast to those who are celebrating on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
My immediate family has its own council of Islamic Law.
It’s decision?
“Since our daughter and son-in-law are in town, the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration will occur on Tuesday. And because we are cool, we will also celebrate on Wednesday.”
insert three-hug-thing here
*Note: video, if you aren’t familiar, is a clip from DemocracyNow! with Amy Goodman, may God grant her peace.
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Asad at 29 September 08 :: #
er don’t we celebrate eid-ul-fitr after Ramadan?
HM at 29 September 08 :: #
whoops, good catch
Kimchi & Curry at 2 October 08 :: #
!عید مبارک
And thanks for the NPR reference. :)
Specs at 7 October 08 :: #
Where’s the follow-up you were supposed to remind us of? Or was someone to remind you to remind us of the reminder of the episode… wait. I think i just messed that sentence up but well.. you get the gist.