This is a re-post from 2008. I'm glad to say that finally, the gaping hole where the Towers used to be is finally filled. The memorial busy and reverent. But 9-11 wasn't the only collapse in downtown Manhattan. When I wrote this post, the financial crisis was just starting. 9-11 is now more than Continue Reading
Wall Street and the (Stair)Masters of the Universe
I walked past a job fair yesterday. Usually, I find them quaint: young, fresh faced, newly graduated and full of hope candidates line up, looking excited at the prospect of their first job, their grown-up life. This group of people, however, looked neither young, nor fresh-faced, nor hopeful. I Continue Reading