Davos: “They are loath to pay a living wage, but they will fund a philharmonic orchestra. They will ban unions, but they will organize a workshop on transparency in government.”
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Branko Milanovic: Dutiful dirges of Davos
Energy
Gizmodo: China Considers Ban on Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s a Stupid Waste of Energy
No one talks about the environmental impact of e-technology, e-finance, and e-commerce. Also see our article here concerning music streaming. Read here
EU politics
Reuters: Poland files complaint with EU’s top court over copyright rule change
Poland has submitted a complaint to the European Union’s top court against copyright rules adopted by the bloc in April to protect Europe’s creative industries, which Warsaw says may result in preventive censorship. Read here
EU politics
George Monbiot: Urge, Splurge, Purge
The demand for perpetual economic growth, and the collective madness it provokes, leads inexorably to environmental collapse Read here
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