08w39:1 The past week's highlights

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Margaret Atwood interviewed on the subject of debt:

In the Red | Deborah Solomon
http://goodreads.timothycomeau.com/shorty/nytimes/atwood/

Margaret Atwood’s old-fashioned approach to debt | Sinclair Stewart
http://goodreads.timothycomeau.com/shorty/reportonbusiness/atwood/

// Atwood will be giving the 2008 Massey Lectures, which will air on CBC Radio 1 November 10-14

Notes on the American Class system:

Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence | The Onion
http://goodreads.timothycomeau.com/shorty/theonion/wealthyteen/

Notes on the Canadian experience:

Original – and aboriginal | Noah Richler
http://goodreads.timothycomeau.com/shorty/theglobeandmail/afaircountry/

John Ralston Saul’s latest book, A Fair Country has just been published, and I hope to have a review ready by the end of the week. So far it’s achieving ‘must read’ status.

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