Carl Safina The oil spill's unseen culprits, victims

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The first person to do this systematically was Linnaeus, Carl von Linne, a Swedish botanist, who in the eighteenth century took it upon himself to categorize every living organism on the planet.

All of the ones we've found, by the way, are in this little, teeny, tiny corner where we live, in the Milky Way. There must be millions of planets in the Milky Way, and as Carl Sagan insisted for many years, and was laughed at for it, there must be billions and billions in the universe.

The Gulf oil spill dwarfs comprehension, but we know this much it's bad. Carl Safina scrapes out the facts in this blood boiling cross examination, arguing that the consequences will stretch far beyond the Gulf and many so called solutions are making the situation worse.

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The report of the recent bipartisan investigation, led by US Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, into the infamous London Whale trades provides just one example. There is also the litany of complaints and legal cases now surrounding the firm.

Using the Gallup World Poll, my colleagues at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, Carol Graham and Milena Nikolova, have found that the happiest cohorts are those who work part time voluntarily. In exchange for longer work lives, citizens would have more time for both leisure and skill formation throughout their lives, with positive effects on productivity and life satisfaction.

The group of core senators pushing for financial reform is already strong, including Sherrod Brown, Jeff Merkley, Carl Levin, and Jack Reed. And now Elizabeth Warren is working hard with her Senate colleagues Democrat and Republican to bring responsible, well informed pressure to bear on regulators and prosecutors.