Newsletter 473
[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
[5]David Graeber, The Anti-Leader Of Occupy Wall Street
Links:
5. http://b.rw/vIdIou
Drake Bennett | Businessweek | 26 October 2011
"David Graeber likes to say that he had three goals for the year: Promote
his book, learn to drive, and launch a worldwide revolution. The first is
going well, the second has proven challenging, and the third is looking up"
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/david-graeber-anti-leader-occupy-wall-street
[7]The Man Who Isn't There
Links:
7. http://b.rw/sGxuQO
Jon Wertheim | Sports Illustrated | 25 October 2011
He should be out leading an NFL team. But JaMarcus Russell, top draft pick
of 2007, is at home in Mobile, out of a job and resting on what's left of
his $39m. Call it bad luck, bad advice and bad decisions. Here's how he sees
it [8]Comments
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8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/man-who-isnt-there
[9]The Turnaround Men
Links:
9. http://b.rw/ubioRL
Mariah Blake | New Republic | 26 October 2011
Story of Tom Petters, charismatic Minnesota businessman, his ex-con turned
devout Christian sidekick and a $36bn Ponzi scheme. A swirling narrative of
money, lies and religion. With walk-on roles for Bachmann and Pawlenty
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/turnaround-men
[11]The Demand Doctor
Links:
11. http://b.rw/uiP7Ef
John Cassidy | New Yorker | 10 October 2011
"Has the global economy’s stuttering progress since 2008 demonstrated the
limitations of Keynesian policies – or the dangers of abandoning them
prematurely?" Cassidy weighs the arguments. (Article just ungated)
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/demand-doctor
[13]Somalia Diary
Links:
13. http://b.rw/rLRolt
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad | London Review Of Books | 26 October 2011
Powerful account of lives ripped apart in time of war and drought. Still no
functioning Somali state, or effective international action to improve
living conditions, public health. By no means a cheering read, but a fine
despatch [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/somalia-diary
[15]The High-Stakes Math Behind The West's Greatest River
Links:
15. http://b.rw/u5NSeO
Jon Bruner | Forbes | 20 October 2011
Rare look at complexity of managing flow of a river. In this case the
Columbia. With its 27 large dams. No surprise, it takes great precision to
generate hydroelectricity, prevent floods and irrigate farmland
simultaneously [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/high-stakes-math-behind-wests-greatest-river
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Norman Davies on Europe’s Vanished States
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/norman-davies-on-europe’s-vanished-states
The rise of China means the study of its history is suddenly in vogue. But,
says the historian, there’s as much to learn, if not more, from looking at
states that have disappeared [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/norman-davies-on-europe’s-vanished-states
Featured Topic
[19]Euro On The Brink
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/euro-brink
What's going wrong with the euro? Can the problem be contained? If so, how?
And what if it isn't? Read on to find out [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/euro-brink
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25. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[26]Book of the Day
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/hot-seat-by-frank-rich
[27]Hot Seat by Frank Rich
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/hot-seat-by-frank-rich
[28]Charles Isherwood says: “The Rich era was a fabled one at The New York
Times. He earned the sobriquet “the Butcher of Broadway”[29]FiveBooks
Archive
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/charles-isherwood-on-broadway
29. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[30]The Divided Brain
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos/divided-brain
Another RSA animated lecture, this time by Iain McGilchrist. A triumph of
left brain over right [31]More videos
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31. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[32]Sam Kean, on elements:
Links:
32. http://www.slate.com/id/2258112/entry/2257782
Nine out of every 10 atoms in the universe are hydrogen; the other 10
percent are helium. The rest of the universe is a rounding error
[33]More quotes
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33. http://thebrowser.com/quotations