Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
In recent years a new anti-monopoly movement has emerged, partly inspired by the Progressives, with new ideas for the old desire to make all citizens capable of participating in our political and economic life. Its most famous advocate is Senator Elizabeth Warren, who often echoes Brandeis, and who told the story of Frances Perkins one night in a c
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Peril
Are you ready yet to help save the world? I truly believe our hope for the future lies with powerful women: women who know who they are and express that in the world, women who speak up instead of holding their tongues, women who do what they fear instead of staying where it’s safe, women who are financially responsible and economically independent
... See moreBarbara Stanny • Sacred Success: A Course in Financial Miracles
You can’t really be in favour of both democracy and billionaires, because democracy requires equal opportunity in order to participate, and extreme wealth gives its holders unfathomable advantages with little accountability.
Rebecca Solnit • In the Shadow of Silicon Valley
Senators
Mary Beard • SPQR
Senators
Mary Beard • SPQR
