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Alfredo Lopez – Default Encryption: Apple and Google’s Latest Marketing Ploy

Link to an article by Alfredo Lopez:

“Default Encryption: Apple and Google’s Latest Marketing Ploy”

For more information on the sorts of better encryption software mentioned in the article, try http://www.prism-break.org

Ian Sinclair – Housework or Wifework?

Link to an article by Ian Sinclair:

“Housework or Wifework?”

Slavoj Žižek – Guardian Webchat

Link to an online webchat hosted by The Guardian newspaper with Slavoj Žižek:

“Slavoj Žižek webchat – as it happened”

Here’s a select quote:

“I think boredom is the beginning of every authentic act. *** Boredom opens up the space, for new engagements. Without boredom, no creativity. If you are not bored, you just stupidly enjoy the situation in which you are.”

Pete Dolack – “A Bigger Pie Doesn’t Mean You Are Getting a Slice”

Link to an article by Pete Dolack on the travails of the Coca-Cola Corporation as a microcosm of the modern economy:

“A Bigger Pie Doesn’t Mean You Are Getting a Slice”

Matthew Hutson – Status Anxiety

Link to an article by Matthew Hutson on the use of luxury goods to indicate social status:

“Status Anxiety: What the Logos You’re Wearing Really Say”

Peter Frase – In Defense of Gamers

Link to an article by Peter Frase:

“In Defense of Gamers”

Alan Nasser – The Alternative to Long-Term Austerity

A link to an excellent article by economist Alan Nasser:

“The Alternative to Long-Term Austerity”

There is plenty of evidence to support Nasser’s thesis. What this article doesn’t address in any detail is the role of money creation in the financial sector, which is explained in Ole Bjerg’s Making Money.