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Saturday, December 3, 2011

The Browser daily newsletter [03 Dec 2011]

3 December 2011

 Best of the Moment

Wall Street Is Already Occupied

Jesse Eisinger | ProPublica | 30 November 2011

Eisinger's piece is a great example why we should hate the amorphous term "Wall Street." Inside the world of finance, there's a "secret confederacy" who knows the game is rigged and wants change Comments

How Assad Stayed In Power

Tony Badran | Foreign Affairs | 1 December 2011

Russia has blocked UN action. It sees Syria as buffer against Turkey, ally against US, and base for projecting power into Middle East. Danger comes from Turkey—which has been slow to back Syrian rebels, but is doing so now Comments

How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word Of Fannie Mae Rescue

Richard Teitelbaum | Bloomberg Markets Magazine | 29 November 2011

More than three years later, we're still unwinding the cozy pre-crisis relationship Wall Street maintained with its regulators. At minimum, this story suggests a profound carelessness by one of America's most powerful regulators Comments

Welcome To The Age Of Overparenting

Katherine Ozment | Boston Magazine | 30 November 2011

Cautionary tale of modern parenting: "I’d bought into the self-esteem dogma — the idea that bathing our children in good feeling and positive reinforcement arms them with the confidence they need to lead better lives." A mistake Comments

The Surveillance Catalog

Anonymous | WSJ | 18 November 2011

Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean there isn't a vast multibillion-dollar industry dedicated to tracking your every move. WSJ has a ground-breaking and frightening display of industry documents Comments

Is Pricey Champagne Worth It?

Alex Halberstadt | Gilt Taste | 29 November 2011

Depends. Worst thing you can do is buy expensive vintage champagne and then drink it too soon, before flavours have developed. Much is drunk this way though. People can't be bothered to wait. But there are alternatives Comments

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