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James Stewart in The New York Times: It’s been 14 years since Goldman Sachs was vilified as a “vampire squid” by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone. “Organized greed always defeats disorganized
Continue readingIn the Corporate World, Woke Is the Rage But Greed Is Still King
Steven Pearlstein in The Washington Post: It is one of the recurring plotlines in the psychodrama of U.S. politics: A talented and charismatic young reformer goes to Washington, is hailed for
Continue readingThe Education of Lina Khan, Whose Superpower is Busting Monopolies
Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter. –African Proverb “It’s about one-sided stories”, said Sanam. “In other words, when people in power or in
By Sam Wasson at Air Mail: I haven’t seen Megalopolis, the new, four-decades-in-the-making film by Francis Ford Coppola, but I don’t have to know whether it’s good, bad, or, like
Continue readingFrancis Ford Coppola Fears His $100m Opus Megalopolis May Never Reach Theaters
They knock over everything, boys and girls,hardly more than instruments waiting to be played;hardly more than rivers waiting to be navigated,waiting to be damned; hardly more than songswaiting for their
A WhatsApp Share: The Ottoman Empire’s soldiers were given meat loaves and spices by their wives before they step out to fight battles. These soldiers would cut them into very
A flooded town, brawl in parliament, a boat, cold lava cascades, a prisoner at a hearing, replastering of a mud-brick building, and more… A brawl in Taiwan’s parliament after tempers
Turn the photo of your mother in its frameso she can’t tsk her tongue against her teeth:the cold eyes will follow you just the same— a trick of perspective like Mona Lisa’s
by J.D. Tuccille at Reason: Of course, in war of any sort, the implication is that both sides are involved in conflict. Western intelligence officials are loud in their warnings
Continue readingWorld War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows
By Daniel Chandler at Time: The publication of Rawls’s magnum opus A Theory of Justice in 1971 marks a watershed moment in the history of political thought, drawing favourable comparisons
Continue readingTo Fight Inequality, America Needs to Rethink Its Economic Model
Shachar Pinsker at Aeon: Since 7 October 2023, nekama (‘vengeance’ or ‘revenge’ in Hebrew) has emerged as one of the key words in Israeli public life. We’ve heard discussion of
The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is of paramount importance for the rulers, as the lives and livelihoods of over 240 million Pakistanis are tied to this fuel–finding a solution is top