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    FiveThirtyEight Gets it Wrong on Venezuela
    Wednesday, 09 April 2014 12:39
    By Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research | News Analysis

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    Nate Silver, who became famous for his use of polling data to accurately project U.S. elections, launched a new blog – FiveThirtyEight.com last month. It’s been off to a rough start, “something between a disappointment and a disaster” as Paul Krugman wrote soon after its launch, because of some pieces that handled data rather badly. “[S]loppy and casual opining with a bit of data used, as the old saying goes, the way a drunkard uses a lamppost — for support, not illumination,” says Krugman.

    http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/2...g-on-venezuela
    THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!

    "Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.


    "It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes.

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    Good read. I will have to read the original article later.

    I generally like fivethirtyeight.com. The writers are certainly more objective in their analysis than say Krugman typically is.
    "‎It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" - Frederick Douglass

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    • #3
      We should expect sensationalism and political bias in any media outlet ,forgein bias too.Doesn't surprise me he sold out 538.
      THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!

      "Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.


      "It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes.

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        Will Venezuela's New Floating Exchange Rate Curb Inflation?
        Friday, 04 April 2014 11:44
        By Sharmini Peries, The Real News Network | Video Interview

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        More at The Real News
        TRANSCRIPT:
        SHARMINI PERIES, EXEC. PRODUCER, STRATEGIC PLANNING, TRNN: This is The Real News Network. I'm Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore.

        http://truth-out.org/news/item/22902...curb-inflation
        THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!

        "Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.


        "It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes.

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