“No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official. There is only one thing that can get him sacked; and that is drink. Not even that, as long as he doesn’t actually fall down.” George Bernard Shaw

STRIKING is for plebs. Unions and industrial relations. Economist

China's economic destiny in doubt after leadership shock. Telegraph

"We've had a 31 year bond bull market. There will be a bond bear market; we don't know when. But when that bond bear market comes underway that will be the next phase of the commodity super-cycle. There's no question from my experience that bonds and commodities are inversely correlated." Don Coxe AudioKing World News

Mining Companies Swarm to Finland's Far North

Finland Mining

How MIT Became the Most Important University in the World. And why Harvard—Harvard!—is scrambling to catch up. Boston

"The way to get unstuck is to start down the wrong path, right now." Seth Godin

After half a century under Fidel, Cubans feel a wary sense of possibility. But this time, don’t expect a revolution. Cuba’s New Now. National Geographic


Photograph by Paolo Pellegrin

Lessons from the Ultimate Safe Houses. WSJ