"strike at the root"

Excellent 18min video from TedXBoston, - Lessig's plea to "strike at the root" of the problem facing us today.   He makes a strong case that our Republic stands in the balance, and the root of the problem is the effect of corporate funding of Congressional campaigns.

No one has said it better, in my opinion.  Its worth the 18mins, check it out here:  Of/By/4

 http://lessig.blip.tv/file/3945764/

Andy Grove on job creation

Best, most succinct article on basic problems in America's ability to create jobs.   For a while I've been telling people that American companies have been creating millions of jobs in the last decade or two.  Just not here.  Grove puts seasoned analysis behind my sloganeering.

Read it here, thanks to Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-01/how-to-make-an-american-job-before-it-s-too-late-andy-grove.html