thomas-piketty-and-the-twilight-of-macronism

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The following story is co-published with Luke Savage’s Substack . Earlier this week, the eminent economist Thomas Piketty published a short intervention on the ongoing youth-led protests across France, which he dubs “the twilight of Macronism.” “Young people,” Piketty writes, “are asking for one simple thing: resources to get an educationContinue Reading

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France is mounting a huge security operation ahead of another weekend of nationwide protests after last week’s demonstrations descended into riots, looting and arson. Authorities are deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes, while museums and major events have been cancelled over fears of renewed violence. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/Continue Reading

apple’s-first-folding-iphone-sold-out-in-minutes.-is-it-worth-the-hype?

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Apple’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, hit stores around the world with a price tag of about $2,000 and less of the fanfare that accompanied previous iPhone launches. Stephen Nellis explains. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #apple #iphoneduo Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4zdrHdi 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latestContinue Reading

these-projects-are-keeping-x11-dream-alive-on-linux

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By now, you must know that mainstream Linux desktop environments, and by extension, distributions, are moving away from X11. If you don’t know what an X11 session is, it is a desktop session that uses the X Window System, typically through the X.Org Server (Xorg). The server handles graphical outputContinue Reading