Versailles in the valley|Economist 1843
The world’s mightiest tech companies are building monuments to their success. What do their new HQs say about them? Source: Versailles in the valley
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How the Associated Press Became Part of the Nazi Propaganda Machine | Smart News | Smithsonian
New research suggests a backscratch agreement that traded access for control Source: How the Associated Press Became Part of the Nazi Propaganda Machine | Smart News | Smithsonian
Wall Street’s Retreat From King Coal|NYT
Coal-state politicians who won’t listen to environmental arguments should take a look at where the big money is headed. The grave environmental damage from coal-fired power plants has done nothing to deter the Senate majority […]
The Economist | Buttonwood: Tough choices
The Economist | Buttonwood: Tough choices http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21695554-state-spending-will-be-hard-cut-given-rising-inequality-tough-choices?frsc=dg%7Cd
Using the Arts to Promote Healthy Aging|NYT
It doesn’t look as if they’ve heard of the U3A in the US, but still, it makes a lot of sense to keep creative and mobile, rather than taking medication. Music, dance, poetry, painting and […]
The Forgotten History of Female Mapmakers
Looking back at a few of the women who quietly made their mark on cartography Source: The Forgotten History of Female Mapmakers
Bill Emmott: Trump’s Italian Prototype
As Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in the US continues to rack up successes, pundits are scrambling for some historical or foreign analogue that can shed light on the phenomenon. The most apt is the Italian […]
After the Fact|The New Yorker
Google and Big Data have ushered us into a crisis of knowledge. Michael P. Lynch is a philosopher of truth. His fascinating new book, “The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the […]
Stiglitz: The New Generation Gap|Project Syndicate
On both sides of the Atlantic, young people’s voting behavior has diverged sharply with that of their elders. And the reason is clear: political elites have failed to ensure social justice across generations. Source: The […]
Anatol Lieven: Don’t Fear the Russians|NYT
Mr Lieven does such a good job at calming western fears about Russia’s aggressive stance on all fronts. A very emollient piece of propaganda, interpreting as voluntary restraint, every time Russia has been forced to […]
Fighting Back: New Bill Aims to Counter Russian Disinformation|atlanticcouncil.org
Until now … Russian President Vladimir Putin has been simply better at telling a compelling—if not particularly true—narrative that wins people over. From now on, it will be important for the US to play offense, not only […]
Is this the end of the West as we know it? – The Washington Post
When talking about the referendum, Brexit supporters say that the EU is irrelevant, as security is provided by the NATO alliance. Here is a point of view which highlights the fragility of NATO in a […]