Your Demographics

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In me me me , nyc
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On October 7, 2007
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Via Yglesias, a fun and interesting Sunday morning diversion: check out this website that uses census data to give you the demographic of your ZIP code. Especially interesting for you new yorkers, where ZIP codes are proxy for income, level of bourgeoisity, and, of course, coolness....

In Case There Was Still Any Doubt..

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In health care , nyc
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On October 5, 2007
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...that the quality and quantity of healthcare is vastly different depending on where you live, what your racial and ethnic background is, and how much money you have. And the differences are especially apparent when it comes to maternal health and infant mortality.A new study shows...

Friday Cat Blogging

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On October 5, 2007

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One of my favorite sections of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class dwells on the "pecuniary reputation" of certain varieties of domesticated animals. In short, Veblen argues that while.

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