Daily Archives: July 10, 2011

Summertime

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Michaela

Summertime (Patricia Kaas)

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Cui bono* ?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Michaela

By Joseph E Stiglitz Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology – the belief in free and unfettered markets – brought the world to the brink of ruin. Even in its hey-day, from the early 1980s until 2007, US-style … Continue reading →

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The ceiling and the abyss

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Michaela

From the Economist GIDEON RACHMAN had a good thumb-sucker in yesterday’s Financial Times arguing that the current political-economic crises in America and Europe are basically two sides of the same crisis. “In Washington they are arguing about a debt ceiling; … Continue reading →

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The end of mass media

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Michaela

From the Economist: A special report on the news industry: The end of mass media THERE IS A great historical irony at the heart of the current transformation of news. The industry is being reshaped by technology—but by undermining the mass … Continue reading →

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