News in Brief Europe Really, Really Doesn’t Trust the NSA A briefing paper calls for putting pressure on U.S. e-commerce. Marc Herman
Economics Learn German, Then Stay Home Anyway Unemployed Europeans are studying German to find work. But so are the employed ones. Marc Herman
Economics Is the Eurozone Crisis Causing a Bicycle Boom? The formula appears to be (Good Coffee + Wiggo) x Unemployment. Marc Herman
News in Brief Should the International Criminal Court Investigate the Syrian Chemical Attack? Yes, argues a Human Rights Watch document. Marc Herman
News in Brief Months After the Bangladesh Clothing Factory Disaster, It’s Still Not Clear Who’s Going to Pay the Victims Walmart and Benetton ducked a meeting in Geneva today on restitution. Marc Herman
News in Brief Today in Breakaway Republics: Catalans Seek Independence From a Crumbling Spain A million and a half people formed a human chain across Catalunya today to call for the region's break from a crippled country. Marc Herman
News in Brief Dan Quayle Returns as 3-Headed Dog, Goes Into Real Estate A political revolving door case raises eyebrows in Europe. Marc Herman
Social Justice Dictators’ Kids Boasting on Facebook Is Now a Thing What is the family of a Caribbean president hoping to accomplish by making public their violent lives? Marc Herman