Finance and Economics;Inflation around the world;Parsing prices; 财经;全球通胀;价格分析 Rising inflation is not as worrisome as it appears, at least for now. 通胀没有看上去那么可怕,至少现在如此。 Inflation is b...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. 这里是华盛顿NPR新闻,我是拉克什米辛格。 President Obama is taking his gun control message to Minnesota, a state with an active hunting culture that has also garnered attention for its...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. 这里是华盛顿NPR新闻,我是拉克什米辛格。 Hundreds of people crowded into a Capitol Hill hearing room to hear testimony about proposals to stop gun violence. Former Arizona Congresswoman...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. 这里是华盛顿NPR新闻,我是诺拉劳姆。 Vice President Joe Biden said today the United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program if that country shows its serious...
Books and Arts;Book Review;Deceit and self-deception;Suspicious minds 文艺;书评;欺人与自欺;疑心病 The Folly of Fools:The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life. By Robert Trivers. 《傻瓜的傻事儿》,罗伯特特里...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. 这里是华盛顿NPR新闻,我是拉克什米辛格。 Chuck Hagel is being forced to explain some controversial votes and statements on a number of issues, including Iraq, Israel and Iran, as he seek...
Finance and Economics;Better Than Goldman? A Brazilian star heads to market 财经;比高盛还好?巴西投行业明星即将上市 The announcement on March 1st that BTG Pactual plans an initial public offering (IPO) came after weeks of specu...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. 这里是华盛顿NPR新闻,我是拉克什米辛格。 Leading Republican and Democratic senators are formally announcing what they describe as a tough but fair plan for immigration reform. They incl...
Still in Books and Arts; Joan Didion memoir;Kind of blue; 文艺;琼迪丹回忆录;忧郁的本质; Blue Nights. By Joan Didion. 《忧郁的夜》,琼迪丹著。 Few memoirs are worth reading. When they are not tawdry opportunities to air grie...
Finance and Economics;The Dodd-Frank act;Unhappy birthday to you; 财经;多德弗兰克法案;生日不快乐! A tiny Texas bank challenges Dodd-Frank; 小小德州银行挑战多德弗兰克法案; Call the State National Bank of Big Spring,...