August/ September 2017 Monthly Goodreads

Articles

• I am in prison because I want freedom for my country (NY Times)

• Hong Kong, the global capital of hustle, is gripped by self doubt (The Economist)

• A postcard from Norway's political festival (The Economist, Medium)

• Should the tech giants reprogram capitalism? (The Economist, Medium)

• How design thinking builds the world's best business (Axiom Zen, Medium)

• We can't ban killer robots - it's already too late (The Guardian)

• No more nukes? Why anti-nuclear protests need an urgent revival (The Guardian)

• Is the federal government doing enough for Puerto Rico? (The Atlantic)

• Harvey Relief Bill could help Congress raise debt ceiling (Wall Street Journal)

• Facebook to disclose what groups were targets of Russia-backed election ads (Wall Street Journal)

• The rise of China's innovation machine (Wall Street Journal)

• Gun violence in America, explained in 17 maps and charts (Vox)

• How a nation of tech copycats transformed into a hub for innovation (Wired)

Books

• Nasty Women

• Poor Economics (by Banerjee and Duflo)

• First Confession: A Sort of Memoir (by Chris Patten)

• Because We Say So (by Noam Chomsky)

Documentaries

• What the Health (Netflix) (Time article - What you should know about the pro-vegan Netflix Film 'What the Health)

Lectures/ Talks

• A proposal for Climate Justice (LSE)

• The tycoon and the escort: the business of portraying women in newspapers (LSE)

• Would you live in a floating city in the sky? (TED)

• Who belongs in a city? (TED)

• What we're missing in the debate about immigration (TED)

Podcasts

• Hiding behind free speech (Hidden Brain)

• The Ostrich Effect (Hidden Brain)

• 171 Neutering Net Neutrality (PolicyCast)