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Environmentalist Michael Lockhart identifies four damaging forms of economic growth: “ jobless growth, where the economy grows, but employment doesn’t; ruthless growth, where economic growth benefits the rich; rootless growth, where economic growth starves people’s cultural roots; and futureless growth, where the present generation squanders... See more
Designing for Transitions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
I'm the only independent journalist to cover the Iran nuclear deal on the ground in Vienna and IAEA/UN.
This is the full story about Iran's nuclear program and who sabotaged diplomacy.
No more lies by Trump, Netanyahu and Piers Morgan. https://t.co/Pr1SC1YCQN
Richard Medhurstx.comNadia Eghbal: It’s not just the discovery of knowledge (i.e., learning new things) that’s easier now, but also the validation (where your peers, rather than an accredited institution, decide whether your insights are worth discussing) and distribution of knowledge. Sharing new ideas previously required working with centralized gatekeepers, like a... See more
future.a16z.com • 21 Experts on the Future of Expertise - Future
TEN POINTS ON TARIFFS
Tariffs are not a good idea for the US. Deregulation should be pursued instead. Here's why.
(1) Tariffs only protect the home market. First, at best, tariffs protect the US home market. But China only sends ~16% of its goods to the US! So even Trump's 10% tariff doesn't phase them,... See more
Let’s imagine Nir is wrong, and we all follow his advice anyway—we allow surveillance capitalism to continue getting us “fiendishly hooked,” with only light regulation. Then let’s imagine Tristan is wrong, and we all follow his advice anyway—we regulate the Big Tech companies to stop their invasive practices.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
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Abie Cohen • 1 card
I am not suggesting that there is a coordinated cabal and that everyone is complicit, that there are no hardworking, well-intentioned journalists and pundits who try and sometimes succeed in testing their assumptions. Instead, I would argue that that there is a media analog to the patriarchy. The mediarchy, if you will allow the crude coinage. In
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