Modern Day Piracy

A couple of weeks back, I was reading an article in the Economist on pirates. I have read similar news bites in the past, but still piracy for me was limited to RIAA/MPAA propaganda or one half-decent Johnny Depp film (don't talk to me about the two sequels). But the videos I'm posting today have helped reshape my understanding.

Modern Day Pirates



Then a different point of view on the issue, this one from the Voice Of America. I find this exploration of the issues considerably drier, but perhaps a bit more substantive. If these guys were outside a Indonesian brothel, I'm guessing there wouldn't be cameras around (you have to watch the first one to understand that).


On the Line: High Seas Piracy

Debt & America

According to MSN, the average American household has about $8,000 of credit card debt. While the production values are basic, spend some time with Megan McArdle, author of the blog Asymmetrical Information, as she discusses the historic thread of debt in America and endures The Economist's proposterous set-up of tea. (Come on guys, love the mag, but this tea thing...that's what editing is for.)

Megan McArdle on Debt


Also, Bill Moyers looked at the business of poverty in the August 8 edition of his PBS series. They don't have embed codes up yet but you can watch that clip here.

-C-