Can Samantha Power Win the Battle for Ukraine’s Future?
A country’s postwar success would be a rebuke to the idea that the free world is in terminal decline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/opinion/power-ukraine-foreign-aid.html?smid=em-share
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***** NYTimes.com: A Hidden Reason Cities Fall Apart rj
A Hidden Reason Cities Fall Apart
The loss of civic and corporate elites played a huge role in the erosion of urban life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/opinion/cities-elites-baltimore-pittsburgh.html?smid=em-share
********* Trump exploited a broken press. Here’s how to fix it. A conversation with media critic Jay Rosen. Rj
www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21495104/donald-trump-media-2020-election-jay-rosen
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**** NYTimes.com: People Are More Generous Than You May Think rj
People Are More Generous Than You May Think
People are driven by a lot more than self-interest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/opinion/human-nature-good-bad-generous.html?smid=em-share
*** NYTimes.com: For $200, a Person Can Fuel the Decline of Our Major Parties
For $200, a Person Can Fuel the Decline of Our Major Parties
Small donors may not be such a good thing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/opinion/campaign-finance-small-donors.html?smid=em-share
******** NYTimes.com: Reviving America’s Fading Cities Isn’t Impossible rj
;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px”> I’d say Krugman’s idea goes for forgotten cities and suburbs as well. Place-based policies aren’t cheap. Just think of the billions spent by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Appalachian Regional Commission over decades. And it’s easy to waste taxpayer money on projects that end up enriching developers but leaving the locals as poor as ever. (Try searching online for “enterprise zone” and “boondoggle.”) Also, it’s important not to confuse rationales and try to turn a downtrodden area into the next Silicon Valley.
But the effort is important. As new technologies such as electric vehicles and artificial intelligence arise, there’s fresh opportunity to spread the wealth. More geographic diversity in economic development can be good for everyone.