Links for 12/30. The best stories in economics, energy, investing and other remarkable news..
Europe, Globalization and the Future of the Eurozone
BBC News – How India treats its women
On the Economics and Politics of Deficits
Ben Bernanke’s Secret Message to Congress: More Stimulus, Please – Matthew O’Brien – The Atlantic
Should Buddhist Meditation Make You Happy? – Robert Wright – The Atlantic
How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy – Kathleen McAuliffe – The Atlantic
Video – Christmas Econ Lesson: You Can Buy Happiness (If You Know How) – The Atlantic
EU Summit Reveals a Paralyzed Continent – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Photo Gallery: The Best News Photos of 2012 – SPIEGEL ONLINE – International
Better Than Human | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
BBC News – A Point of View: The British vomitorium
In an economy not so far, far away – FT.com
America’s Deceptive 2012 Fiscal Cliff | Michael Hudson
DailyTech – China’s Turns on World’s Longest High Speed Rail Conduit
DailyTech – China Tries to Fix Solar Panel Problems with Mergers, Reduced Gov. Support
Will a Robot Take Your Job? : The New Yorker
Zit-Zapping Viruses | Health & Family | TIME.com
Greg Mankiw Says We Have to Tax the Middle Class More | Beat the Press
Jeffrey Sachs: Going Over the Cliff Is the Only Way to Save the Government
Why There Was No Fiscal Cliff Deal This Week
The Top 10 Gold Stocks for 2013: Part 1 (SAND)
John Maynard Keynes, the conservative – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Best of 2012: Cartels Are an Emergent Phenomenon, Say Complexity Theorists | MIT Technology Review