Jonathan Cohn | New Republic | 9 November 2011 Neuroscience uncovers an ugly truth: "Neglect of very young children does not merely stunt their emotional development. It changes the architecture of their brains." Important implications for battle against poverty (Ungated for us) Comments Ben Austen | Businessweek | 10 November 2011 The bookstore chain that did everything wrong. Bought long leases on huge shops in second-rate locations. Bet heavily on CDs just as the music business slumped. Outsourced online sales to Amazon. Six CEOs in 10 years Comments Robert Reich | Guernica | 14 November 2011 Succinct analysis. Explains why progressives, Democratic base unenthusiastic about Obama; and why Republicans will end up with Romney, despite disliking him. Americans want inspiration; political passions will move elsewhere Comments Tyler Cowen | NYT | 12 November 2011 Occupy movement has raised important issues of inequality. But there's too much talk about riches. Not enough about values. "The relevant question, in my view, is not about how much you have earned but about how you have earned it" Comments Christopher Stevens | Observer | 13 November 2011 Fifty years ago Michael Edge was one of the first British children to be diagnosed as autistic. When his mother took him to a psychiatrist, she was advised to send him away to care and forget him. She refused. This is their story Comments Simon Morrison | NYRB | 12 November 2011 Russian opera house reopens after six-year, $680m renovation. Principal conductor says acoustics now "terrible". Audience boos first public performance. "It has been transformed into a fantastically unpredictable space" Comments | 
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