Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
It’s actually three wars, and there’s one keystone that we have to get right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/opinion/israel-palestinians-war-iran.html?smid=em-share
Month: November 2023
[The Washington Post] Anxiety and pessimism, meet U.S. dynamism and ‘bottomless vitality’
Economists fretted that calamity lay ahead after World War II. Instead, the postwar boom began. That’s worth keeping in mind amid today’s economic worries.
NYTimes.com: Let’s Talk About Biden, Trump and … Taylor Swift
Let’s Talk About Biden, Trump and … Taylor Swift
Do any of them deserve to be Time’s person of the year?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/opinion/biden-trump-taylor-swift.html?smid=em-share
****** NYTimes: Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back.
Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/opinion/attention-economy-education.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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****** Why America Abandoned the Greatest Economy in History
Was the country’s turn toward free-market fundamentalism driven by race, class, or something else? Yes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/new-deal-us-economy-american-dream/676051/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
** NYTimes.com: Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
Why the shift away from organized faith seems a little different for young adults.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/opinion/religion-nones-gen-z.html?smid=em-share
******* NYTimes.com: A Powerful Tool for Fighting Corruption Is Going Extinct rj
A Powerful Tool for Fighting Corruption Is Going Extinct
Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/opinion/local-newspapers-democracy-journalism.html?smid=em-share
The State of Local News 2023
Vanishing Newspapers, Digital Divides, and Reaching Underserved Communities
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2023/
What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate Kindle Edition
Cancel Amazon Prime
The subscription service is Amazon’s greatest—and most terrifying—invention. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/amazon-prime-day-dystopian/619265/?utm_source=native-share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/why-success-wont-make-you-happy/614731/?utm_source=native-share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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