Managed to miss all of the rain today. I'll celebrate with some links. Science:
Pessimistic Pooches? Depressed Doggies? Not So Fast!
How Fractals Can Explain What's Wrong with Wall Street
Völkerwanderung back with a vengeance
Other:
Public Education: Stop the Attacks and Fund Quality Education for All
'Suburban Nation': 10 Things To Hate About Suburban Sprawl (PHOTOS)
How Religion Is Killing Our Most Vulnerable Youth
The Dying Art of Political Explanation
Politicians, Watch Your Grammar
Minimal Wages for All (the argument at the end is key)
How did the American Left lose the working classes?- Part one
More like this
In regards to the title, in a word, I don't think so. More on that later. Nationally the exit polls suggest that these are results for Barack Obama broken down by "Size of Place":
Urban: 63%
Suburban: 50%
Rural: 45%
I don't mean that as snark. It's a serious question. Suburbanization has to be one of the greatest human influences on the environment.
Steven Wells in Guardian yesterday:
Thank you so much for the link.
I am currently in the process of becoming an UnChristian (it's harder than you think it is!) and Bishop Robinson's piece is just what I needed to read today, so thanks.
I still miss the social events, but damn, what a relief it is not to have to listen to that shit any more.