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Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [05 Jan 2012]

5 January 2012

 Best of the Moment

Putin And The Uses Of History

Fiona Hill & Clifford Gaddy | National Interest | 4 January 2012

Intriguing profile of Russian leader. Canny, persuasive, able to “disappear in a crowd of two", he plays the tough-man for show. An avid student of Russia's past, now he's the "writer, manufacturer, and manipulator of history" Comments

How Banks Are Using Your Money To Create The Next Crash

Keith Fitz-Gerald | Money Morning | 4 January 2012

"Banks, trading houses are leveraging your money to increase their profits – just as in the run-up to the last financial crisis. Only this time, things may be worse." It's time to understand the concept of "rehypothecation" Comments

The Decline Of The Public Good

Robert Reich | Robert Reich | 4 January 2012

Idea of public institutions is that they're paid for by all, especially the well-off, and available to all. America is now shifting to a system of private goods, available only to the rich, and supported by the rest of us Comments

Inside The 'Ndrangheta

Andreas Ulrich | Spiegel | 4 January 2012

Profile of Calabrian mafia. Main business: Cocaine wholesaling. "Our customers in Germany are mostly pimps and a large biker gang. We deliver in units of 50 to 70 kilograms." Biggest headache: How to invest all the profits Comments

The Big Russian Life Of Anna Chapman, Ex-Spy

Brett Forrest | Capital New York | 4 January 2012

Remember her? Of course you do. Now with her own TV show and luxury lifestyle bankrolled by financial arm of Russian space agency. But is she a manufactured Russian hero and sham, or was she something more serious? Comments

Against Pepper

Sarah Dickerman | Slate | 4 January 2012

What's so special about pepper, that it gets to sit next to the salt on almost every dining table? It's a fine spice, but by no means a universal one. Why not salt and cumin, or salt and coriander, or salt and soy sauce? Comments

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