A secret service version of “Where’s Waldo” in the New York Times front page photo of Obama’s recent visit to Selma [h/t Chris Blattman and Guo Xu (@misologie)]
Excellent update on evolving Piketty debates – what he got right/wrong on inequality, how he’s responded to the backlash [h/t Ricardo Fuentes]
Queuing innovation in a Thai Post Office. Wouldn’t work in UK – no-one’s going to take off their shoes, except between July and September….. [h/t Vala Afshar and Daniel Susskind]
The 10 richest Africans have more wealth ($62bn) than the bottom half of its population ($59bn). The World Bank steals our best lines on inequality – and that’s a good thing (sincerest form of flattery and all that)
Not The Onion (reincarnation edition)
Nothing can kill the Wall St bonus [h/t Chris Blattman]
Ending Child Marriage in Chad (where more girls die in childbirth than go to secondary school). A sharp, classy UNICEF campaign video
[youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk-n7qOgaL8&t=204[/youtube]