An article by the NY Times which suggests that the ability to contemplate the great stories of mankind and “come to grips with what living is for”, is, and will continue to be, “a great luxury that many cannot afford.”  Frightening correlations between class, education, and the economy.

In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth – NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html

An inspiring story about the Hungarian holocaust survivor Sandor Teszler who went on to help integrate the south…