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2013/09/24

SchwartzReport: The Middle Class Does Better In States With Lots Of Union Members

This ought to be fairly self-evident. That it isn’t tells us something about our media and the American voters, neither very complimentary. It should also be noted that the Republican Party has been doing everything in its power to destroy the Unions. If you are a working person and you vote Republican, I’m sorry, you’re …

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2013/09/202013/09/20

Event: 20-26 SEP 13 Stockholm Global Risk Review — Everything EXCEPT Intelligence with Integrity (Informed Ethics)

Global Strategic Review 2013 opens tonight The 10th IISS Global Strategic Review conference opens tonight in Stockholm at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre and the Grand Hotel. ‘Assessing Global Risk’ is the theme of the 2013 GSR which runs from Friday 20 September to Sunday 22 September.

2013/09/202013/09/20

Review: American Interests in South Asia (Ho Ho Ho)

Nicholas Burns (Editor) , Jonathon Price (Editor) , Joseph S. Nye Jr. (Foreword) , Brent Scowcroft (Foreword) 3.0 out of 5 stars Parallel Universe — Divorced from Reality, September 20, 2013 I am in Afghanistan with the opportunity to think about all of the external and internal realities impacting on 2014, and this book attracted my immediately interest, along with Afghanistan: The Perfect Failure: A War Doomed By …

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2013/09/152013/09/15

Berto Jongman: Twitter and the Transformation of Democracy

Twitter and the transformation of democracy The social networking service has the power to control the expression of public opinion in political debate John Naughton The Observer, Saturday 14 September 2013 The news that Twitter has taken the first steps towards a stock marketflotation has triggered a predictable storm of speculation about the valuation of the company. How much is a …

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2013/09/042013/09/04

Review: The CIA and the Culture of Failure: U.S. Intelligence from the End of the Cold War to the Invasion of Iraq

John Diamond 4.0 out of 5 stars Got the Obvious Right, Misses Everything Else, September 4, 2013 I regard Retired Reader as an alter ego and top gun in the field, so his review has my vote. If the book were current (it was published in 2008) I would be tempted to buy it but …

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2013/08/222013/08/22

Review: The Media Ecosystem — What Ecology Can Teach Us About Responsible Media Practice

Antonio Lopez 5.0 out of 5 stars A unique and timely integrative overview with many original insights, August 22, 2013 I received this book as a gift, and am glad that I did as I normally would not have noticed it, bought it, or reviewed it. I hope my review will inspire others to buy …

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2013/08/082013/08/08

Stephen E. Arnold: What Jeff Bezos Will NOT Do with the Washington Post…

The Price of News: The Post Deal I have been following the flood of information about Jeff Bezos’ apparent purchase of the The Washington Post. I use the word “apparent” because it is not clear if Mr. Bezos or Nash Holdings LLC bought the newspaper. For the purpose of this Beyond Search item, let’s assume …

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