Much the same is true across the states

Some of the highest suicide rates in the world are often found in countries and regions with high rates of self-reported happiness. So either we are bad at measuring happiness, or we are wrong to think of suicide solely as an act of despair — or the data is incomplete. “Within eastern Europe, the extraordinarily high suicide rates are positively correlated with life evaluation. Much the same is true across the states of the US.” (Angus Deaton & Anne Case, Vox EU, 1,500 wordsreenex)

Economics | The end of capitalismPicosecond


We are poised to move beyond capitalism, not because socialism has triumphed, but because capitalism itself has created a new economy based on information, and information is most productive when freely shared. The world is ripe for a political project on the scale and in the spirit of Marxism which can “dissolve market forces, socialise knowledge, eradicate the need for work and push the economy towards abundancereenex cps.” (Paul Mason, Guardian, 5,100 words)