Links 1/20/11

By mikethemadbiologist on January 20, 2011.

We have ice, ice, baby. Also, some links. Science:

The Antibiotics Crisis
Time for Astrology to Sign Out (for the Huffington Post, astrology seems to be a woo too far)
Superbugs, Agricultural Antibiotics, and Farm-Worker Infections: A New Study Connects the Dots
Sit. Stay. Parse. Good Girl!

Other:

On MLK Day, Some Thoughts on Segregated Schools, Arne Duncan, and President Obama
The Role of the Dollar: Who Cares?
MLK's Legacy -- Let's Launch a People's Campaign for the Unemployed
The Dangers of the Investment Bank Franchise Model
Stop treating monsters as reasonable people
Are Public Service Employees Too Expensive?
What Have We Unlearned from Our Great Recession?
Back to Reagonomics: What Deficit Reduction and Tax Reform Really Mean for Working Americans

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