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There’s an intersting story by Emma Jacobs on FT about the stress and lack of work-life balance in the law profession. Some highlights: Intense competition, long hours, new technology and highly ambitious employees all contribute to the pressure. Competition from US firms has prompted UK law firms to raise pay for junior associates, offering […]
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Don’t miss this interesting analysis by Stephen J. Dubner of the economics of sports and sports gambling. Some highlights: Fantasy sports are wildly popular in the United States and Canada, but the fever has spread. India has 100 million players, with cricket being the most popular sport. Here, the most popular sport is football, but you can also […]
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Each week, I share some of the most interesting articles I’ve come across in the past seven days. Here is this week’s selection. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. -CA World & Politics Many east Germans see themselves as second-class citizens Christian Hirte, the government commissioner for eastern Germany, insisted that the real situation in the […]
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Each week, I share some of the most interesting articles I’ve come across in the past seven days. Here is this week’s selection. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. -CA World & Politics What Nigerian cities can learn from the rest of the world Second, it is important to change the narrative. In reality, there is no […]
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Don’t miss this interesting rumination on robots and humans by Elaine Moore in Financial Times. Some highlights below: “We understand that the idea of robots playing a larger role in everyday life might be something that people feel apprehensive about,” says Ken Kocienda, who leads the robot project at the courier company Postmates. Robots with […]
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Each week, I share some of the most interesting articles I’ve come across in the past seven days. Here is this week’s selection. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. -CA World & Politics Has Europe Reached Peak Populism? To be sure, ruling right-wing nationalist parties scored spectacular victories in the European Parliament election in Poland and […]
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Each week, I share some of the most interesting articles I’ve come across in the past seven days. Here is this week’s selection. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. -CA World & Politics Fiasco: the inside story of the Brexit talks Whitehall was alert to the dangers. Privately, Rogers warned that it might take a decade […]
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Each week, I share some of the most interesting articles I’ve come across in the past seven days. Here is this week’s selection. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. -CA World & Politics Is Hong Kong’s rich, obedient neighbor China’s new golden child? Tung Chee-hwa, then Hong Kong’s leader, eventually resigned in the middle of his […]
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Check out Alex Collinson’s interesting short piece on the “side hustle” in Prospect. Some highlights: While the term itself isn’t new, the use of it, especially by media outlets, as a catch-all phrase for all secondary work is. The BBC has recently been asking people ‘what’s your side hustle?; Guardian Labs has a page dedicated […]
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Each week, I share some of the most interesting articles I’ve come across in the past seven days. Here is this week’s selection. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. -CA World & Politics How Germany Became the Country of Cars Exploring Germany’s place in automotive history was what brought me to the industrial heartland of the […]
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