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Article — 21 August 2019 — 133 words

Why did the UK become a failed state? — Simon Wren-Lewis — mainly macro

Economics — Media — Politics

This post is about how a policy (crashing out of the EU) that will do nearly everyone harm and some great harm seems to have considerable, albeit still minority, support… You either have to assume that a third of the population has gone mad, or instead see this as a fundamental failure of information. The […]

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Article — 12 October 2017 — 327 words

The open web has rough edges, but this is why we need to protect it

Digital — Web

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Native apps, social media networks and big content silos are slick. But the whole idea about the web — the reason it has been so successful — is that it is open and democratic.

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Article — 6 November 2013 — 783 words

Not voting is a valid democratic act

Economics — Politics

Official ballot for the 2000 United States Presidential election, November 7, 2000, from Palm Beach County, Florida

People often claim that if you do not vote then you automatically lose your right to have a say in any way. This idea is dangerous and wrong.

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