Naomi Klein | Nation | 9 November 2011 "Climate change detonates the ideological scaffolding on which contemporary conservatism rests." To resolve the ecological crisis will require radical overhaul of free market capitalism. Outstanding essay explains why Comments Jane Kramer | New Yorker | 14 November 2011 Pursuit of wild food has become fashionable. But wrap up, and take care. Writer goes foraging with the experts for wild asparagus, beach horseradish, orchid roots with more protein than filet de boeuf. And much, much more Comments Marc Lynch | Foreign Policy | 11 November 2011 Arab Spring endures. Arab League freezes Syria's membership, because government has killed thousands of opponents. It may not stop Assad, of course. But since when did Arab leaders care about regimes killing their own people? Comments John Hussman | Hussman Funds | 14 November 2011 Fund manager discusses continuing euro crisis. "There is no way to meaningfully restructure Italian debt without wiping out the capital base of Europe's banks, and forcing the nationalisation of the entire European banking system" Comments J Gabriel Boylan | Boston Globe | 6 November 2011 What happens when China's economy switches big-time to consumption? Interview with Karl Gerth, Oxford academic. "The best brands will be made for the Chinese market, available to the Chinese markets first." We'll go there to shop Comments Brian Eno | Edge | 10 November 2011 Two models of the creative process: Control and surrender. The architect controls. He wields a masterplan definining every detail of the finished project. The gardener surrenders. He plants seeds, and Nature shapes the result Comments | 
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