The Stasi became a highly effective secret police organization. Within East Germany it sought to infiltrate every institution of society and every aspect of daily life, including even intimate personal and familial relationships. It accomplished this goal both through its official apparatus and through a vast network of informants and unofficial collaborators (inoffizielle Mitarbeiter), who spied on and denounced colleagues, friends, neighbours, and even family members.
The Stasi became a highly effective secret police organization. Within East Germany it sought to infiltrate every institution of society and every aspect of daily life, including even intimate personal and familial relationships. It accomplished this goal both through its official apparatus and through a vast network of informants and unofficial collaborators (inoffizielle Mitarbeiter), who spied on and denounced colleagues, friends, neighbours, and even family members.
Does that sound a bit familiar? Something like the media-social-media complex we face today? The left-leaning Matt Taiibi thinks so.
Back To The Office Anxieties
Blind blog Workspace Insights: “Anxiety over returning to the office is very real. Blind, an anonymous community of verified professionals with 4 million+ users, began running a survey gauging if professionals were anxious about returning to the office and why. 65% of professionals on Blind are anxious about the office reopening, according to results. 4,200 users across different industries share their cause of concerns as offices announce reopening dates. Of those experiencing anxiety, 47% are “very concerned” about the health risks associated with returning to the office. 15% anticipate never returning to the office.
Say hello to the new multilateral boss Saker. Note we featured some other takes on this speech.
Michael Hudson: Plato, Aristophanes and Aristotle on Money-Lust, 399-380 BC
While Plato, following Socrates, saw money as leading to hubris, Greek philosophers didn’t care much for working men either.
‘Are you making things up on the run?’: Sidoti’s honesty challenged in ICAC witness box
These sneakers are woven by robots and have 3D-printed soles Boing Boing.
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners
Encryption Lava Lamps Atlas Obscura
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- To tackle inequality, Labour must lead the fight for a progressive tax system (19 Apr 2021)
- ABN Amro reaches €480m anti-money laundering settlement (19 Apr 2021)
- Biden tax changes could be 'significant' for Ireland (19 Apr 2021
- Golden age of rich America’s tax evasion may be drawing to close (18 Apr 2021)
- Tax 'Avoiding' Firms Like Amazon Should Not Benefit From Post-Covid Subsidy, MPs Say (18 Apr 2021) <>
- The race to the bottom on cutting company tax rates has failed (17 Apr 2021)
- The war against money-laundering is being lost (17 Apr 2021)
- Taxcast Extra, The Whiteness of Wealth: conversation between Professor Dorothy Brown and political economist Keval Bharadia, April 2021 (12 Apr 2021)
- Stopping corporate tax dodging is just as important as a higher tax rate(12 Apr 2021)
- Joe Biden: Could his tax plan affect US investment in Ireland? (12 Apr 2021)
How humble Quaker origins inspire James Turrell’s otherworldly light art Aeon and An Exclusive Look at James Turrell’s Roden Crater Smithsonian Magazine
EARTH RESTORED Toby Ord
Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen Popular Science
Algorithm Detects Deepfakes by Analyzing Reflections in Eyes Futurism
The future looks bright for infinitely recyclable plastic PhysOrg
Putin warns West of ‘red line’ as thousands protest to back Navalny Agence France Presse
In Quotes: Putin Speaks on State of the NationMoscow Times
How Banks Profited Off The Pandemic David Sirota, The Daily Poster
Paid in Full Real Life. “The emerging dream of an internet where every interaction is a financial transaction.” And every transaction has a rent.
The idea the state has been shrinking for 40 years is a myth FT
The road from Rome Aeon