“As long as we passively and apathetically permit the destruction of value in money by elites, the quality of life for all deteriorates, and the risks of being affected by the hopeless and anguished rage of the disenfranchised grows.” – Japan’s shocking stimulus illuminates central banks’ lack of credibility
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Mimi Zeiger asks why architects are silent on Ferguson
“As Koolhaas’ talk progressed, he critiqued notions of livability, pleasant sloganeering, and innovation rhetoric as strategies on the part of governments and corporations for consolidating control and capital: “A new trinity is at work: traditional European values of liberty, equality, and fraternity have been replaced in the 21st century by comfort, security, and sustainability” –… Continue reading Mimi Zeiger asks why architects are silent on Ferguson
The Socialist Origins of Big Data
“Beer built a device that would enable the country’s citizens, from their living rooms, to move a pointer on a voltmeter-like dial that indicated moods ranging from extreme unhappiness to complete bliss. The plan was to connect these devices to a network—it would ride on the existing TV networks—so that the total national happiness at… Continue reading The Socialist Origins of Big Data
How to build a fairer city
“The success of a city should not be measured externally by relative size and the ability to come first ahead of equals; rather, the measure should be a city’s internal ability to distribute mundane goods and services which ensure the civilised life of the largest number of its people.” – How to build a fairer… Continue reading How to build a fairer city
Inequality and Web Search Trends
“Apparently, people in places where life seems good, including Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming and much of the large metropolitan areas of the Northeast and West Coast, want to record their lives in images.” – Inequality and Web Search Trends