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Nick Hanauer: Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators
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posted by
cawel
[25]
2 days ago
Very interesting article written by a super-rich (early investor of Amazon.com) with an "eight-figure income" who provides a good testimo...
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Can gaming help make a better world?
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posted by
matt
[20]
4 days ago
Here's an interesting talk about how we could harness the skills of gamers to make the world a better place. The presenter argues that ga...
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The lexicon of hedge funds
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posted by
cawel
[25]
6 days ago
This is funny! Coming from The Economist, that's even more funny :)
The company's name is just too good: "Zilch Capital LLC".
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Constructive destruction: a recurring theme in IT
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posted by
cawel
[25]
12 days ago
That's a good article from Reg Braithwaite, somebody with lots of experience in IT and life. Beautifully written too.
Like any space o...
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What's in your iPhone?
1 comment
posted by
cawel
[25]
14 days ago
Interesting perspective on Apple, after all the flowers Steve jobs received after his death. The article blames Steve Jobs for "Apple's s...
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Our last chance to get the future right
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posted by
cawel
[25]
19 days ago
This article dates from 2004 and is about Ronald Wright, the author of "A Short History of Progress", a non-fiction book which got my att...
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How Norwegians Broke the Power of the 1%
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posted by
cawel
[25]
23 days ago
This article claims that Norway's current high degree of democracy and economic justice come from a succession of non-violent manifestati...
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Unrest in China
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posted by
cawel
[25]
24 days ago
Interesting report on the impact of Chinese strikes in recent years.
But rising numbers of migrant workers in big cities—more than 60%...
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Time to Attack Iran
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posted by
matt
[20]
about 1 month ago
Interesting article on why the US should attack Iran.
Unfortunately the article is very light on how a nuclear Iran is dangerous for t...
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Recognizing the Unpeople, by Chomsky
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posted by
cawel
[25]
about 1 month ago
Chomsky brings up recent examples of how great powers of this world dictate the course of events. Specifically, how the US considers cert...
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PAC Ads to Attack Romney as Predatory Capitalist
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posted by
cawel
[25]
about 1 month ago
PAC: Political Action Committee.
They are the latest example of how “super PACs” are carrying out attacks in sync with their preferred...
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Clayton Christensen: How Pursuit of Profits Kills Innovation and the U.S. Economy
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posted by
fleipold
[2]
2 months ago
Clayton Christensen is talking about how the faith in profitability metrics affects innovation. I found it a very interesting perspective...
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Send in the Clueless
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posted by
cawel
[25]
2 months ago
That's a serious (and funny) stab at the Republicans' nominees by Paul Krugman. Here is the core of his article:
[W]hoever finally ge...
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The Guangdong model
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posted by
cawel
[25]
3 months ago
This article describes the characteristics of the Guangdong model, which sounds like an euphemism for "capitalist China". Nice oxymoron :...
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The values gap between Americans and Western Europeans
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posted by
matt
[20]
3 months ago
Interesting results from Pew. The report tackles questions about individualism, the role of the state, international engagement, the impo...
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Generational Divide Over American Exceptionalism
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posted by
matt
[20]
3 months ago
Inspiring report on the generational divide.
Why is there such a huge gap in beliefs across generations? Is it because life in America g...
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Time is running out for Bashar Assad
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posted by
cawel
[25]
3 months ago
This is crazy:
For sure, if his army had withdrawn from the cities, Syria would probably have been enveloped in vast rallies that migh...
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Debtocracy movie
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posted by
matt
[20]
4 months ago
Here's a link to the movie 'Debtocracy'. The movie was released under a Creative Commons license and is thus freely available online.
Th...
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So goes California, so goes the nation?
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posted by
cawel
[25]
4 months ago
Very interesting:
What happens for big issues is that we break into small groups of 20 or so and votes are taken there as Yes, Abstent...
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Student Loans: the Next Big Credit Bubble?
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posted by
cawel
[25]
4 months ago
This is one aspect which reminds me of the recent housing bubble:
Critics allege a viciously wasteful circle: the size of the loan poo...
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The grapevine