The Daily View: ‘Longest Depression’, Basic Income, Pinterest

From Huffingtonpost: Future Economists Will Probably Call This Decade the ‘Longest Depression’ Sounds like goalpost moving, where slightly mediocre growth becomes a ‘depression’. The 2008 recession, while deep and sudden, was narrow, only lasting about 16 months until growth picked up, where it has remained. Hardly a decade. Also, the authors seem to be cherry… Continue reading The Daily View: ‘Longest Depression’, Basic Income, Pinterest

The Daily View: Teaching Kids to Code; Pinterest & Web 2.0; GOP Debate

From AVC: Computer Science For All Yesterday Mayor de Blasio announced Computer Science For All which is a ten year effort to train 4,775 NYC public school teachers on the fundamentals of computer science and how to teach it to their students. The goal of Computer Science For All is to have computer science teachers… Continue reading The Daily View: Teaching Kids to Code; Pinterest & Web 2.0; GOP Debate