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Merz to Emigré and Beyond

September 1, 2017September 1, 2014 by Justin Reynolds

Merz to Emigré and Beyond by Steven Heller, first published in 2003 and republished this summer, is a richly illustrated chronicle of the radical magazines, newspapers and journals published during the 20th century.

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Re-engineering politics: the promise and limits of digital solutionism

September 18, 2017September 9, 2013 by Justin Reynolds

Moral and political issues are not engineering problems to be fixed, but expressions of differing, irreconcilable visions of the good that must be negotiated. Some notes on digital ‘solutionism’.

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This blog archives work by essayist and business writer Justin Reynolds from 2014 to early 2020, when I wrote  about technology, politics, business, economics, design and culture. Words for CityMetric, openDemocracy, The Calvert Journal, The New European, Social Europe, The Norwich Radical and New Socialist. More »

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