Financial Times
Democracy might be in crisis. But Autocracy certainly is
· From the 2008 crisis on, authoritarians were praised for their ‘efficiency’. Their troubles dwarf ours · Shared by 19, including Josep M. Ganyet, Simon Kuper
NPR
What It's Like To Be A Woman Reporting On The Taliban: 'They Don't Look At You'
7 min · · CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward says educated Afghan women fear they will lose everything under Taliban rule. "Based on my experience with the Taliban, you can't expect them to change," she says. · Shared by 20, including Josep M. Ganyet
MIT Technology Review
The human cost of a WeChat ban: severing a hundred million ties
5 min · · In January, 1989, my 26-year-old father uprooted his life to move to the other side of the world. He had never been on a plane, let alone outside of China. But an American professor had offered him a… · Shared by 31, including Josep M. Ganyet, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Juan Cole
The Guardian
What is TikTok and should everyone delete it from their phones?
4 min · · With the US considering banning the China-based video-sharing app, here’s what you need to know · Shared by 90, including Oliver Raduner, Katja Evertz, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Stephanie A Kowalski, Josep M. Ganyet