David H. sent us this: The new hungry: College-educated, middle-class cope with food insecurity.
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Mullen: Risk of War Rising on Korean Peninsula. (Thanks to veteran content contributor KAF for the link.)
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Reader Paul G. sent this story about a Neighborhood Watch lapsing into Roy Bean-style vigilantism: In Mexico, a legal breakdown invites brutal justice.
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Life imitates art… This description of New Detroit by Mish Shedlock sounds like something out of Paul Verhoven’s Robocop movie: Detroit is Halting Garbage Pickup, Police Patrols in 20% of City: Expect Bankruptcy in 2011. Here is a quote: “In a futile attempt to stave off the inevitable (bankruptcy) one last time, Mayor Bing’s latest plan is to cutoff city services including road repairs, police patrols, street lights, and garbage collection, in 20% of Detroit…”