Nightly Reader: Nov. 5, 2012

1) Farm Bill Folderol: You’ll never read this 700-page legislative opus. But you should care an awful lot about what’s in it.

2) Desperately Seeking Denmark: Today I showed you what a Copenhagen “rush hour” looks like. Here’s what happens when a North American an American cyclist becomes a Copenhagen cyclist.

Hmm, see if you can pick out the North American cyclist.

3) Global Poll (FWIW): If the entire world got to vote in the US election it would be Obama by a landslide (except in Pakistan).

BONUS VIDEO (election Edition): Rory Stuart acknowledges a crisis of democracy, and makes a plea for renewed commitment to the ideal of democracy.

2 thoughts on “Nightly Reader: Nov. 5, 2012”

  1. Sorry, that is a photo of me and the article link by yours truly. I am a Canadian living in Alberta at this time. I’ve never lived in the U.S., but have visited various areas of the U.S.: with over 70% travel by bike, rail, bus, transit and air. There’s a reason for this: I don’t drive.

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