The Shift Eastward: World's Biggest Banks 1999 and 2009
One interesting indicator of the financial shift eastward and the rise of China is indicated in the first two graphs, just over the fold (hat-tip: Syd Walker). As Michael Hudson … Continue reading
If music be the food of love
… play on, as Shakespeare has said. I’m also reminded of that other wonderful quote that architecture is frozen music (Goethe), which is probably more apt for this image (over … Continue reading
Outsourcing E-Waste
There is somewhere between 20 and 50 million tons a year of e-waste, mostly from the US and Europe. Much of the detritus of the digital economy ends up in … Continue reading
Tibetathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
For a good nuanced read that puts the recent flare-up in perspective, see Pankaj Mishra’s At war with the utopia of modernity (Guardian CiF). An interesting essay can also be … Continue reading
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