World News Insights
1-3 Minute Gist

Browse Articles or use Lyrarc's US patented "Groups" and "Links" for new insights. A Lyrarc Group of Articles on a topic gives insights into particular angles shown in the Group Title. A Lyrarc Link shows more specific insights for 2 articles.

All Topics Articles

LyrArc brings in selected articles from many of the world's top publications.

Articles are selected by experts and you can see the gist of the important articles.

Israel's Fading Democracy

1 Links 16 Groups   
New York Times - 08.04.2012 Original article ›
Avraham Burg, Avraham, Burg
LyrArc Article Gist
Avraham Burg, a former speaker of the Knesset, and son of a founder of the state of Israel, asks all Israelis and Jews all over the world to ask what it means to be "a Jewish and democratic state." Burg says think back to the days of the founding of Israel, of builders who wished to make a world free of prejudice, racism and discrimination, that this will be good for Israel in the long run, that a true basis of the relationship with the U.S. and Europe is founded on shared ideas and core values.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Japan Faces Costs of Closing Reactors

8 Groups   
New York Times - 08.29.2012 Original article ›
Hiroko Tabuchi, Hiroko, Tabuchi

The Libya Debacle

6 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 09.27.2012 Original article ›
Editorial

Clinton Suggests Qaeda Link in Libya Attack

6 Groups   
New York Times - 09.26.2012 Original article ›
Steven Lee Myers, Steven, Lee, Myers

Israel Alters Calculus on Tehran Due to Unrest

8 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 10.04.2012 Original article ›
Joshua Mitnick, Joshua, Mitnick
LyrArc Article Gist
A shift in Israeli opinion towards greater use of sanctions after antigovernment protests in Iran with deteriorating economic conditions and a 40% decline in the value of the rial. Merchants and ordinary citizens from the middle class are now joining the students and young people who led the protests in 2011.
Read LyrArc gist ›

The 1 Percent Club’s Misguided Protectors

1 Links 11 Groups   
New York Times - 12.10.2011 Original article ›
Eduardo Porter, Eduardo, Porter
LyrArc Article Gist
Porter cites research by Andrew Berg and Jonathan Ostry of the IMF, which shows the strong connections between having a vibrant middle class, lower inequality and the sustainability of economic growth. In countries with higher inequality growth comes in spurts which fizzle out, and there are sharp contractions. Having good income distribution is important according to Berg and Ostry, if the process of economic growth is to be sustained. This logic is also supported by the need for a strong middle class for consumer spending, to provide the demand that supports growth.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Job Numbers Mask Complex Picture

5 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 01.07.2012 Original article ›
Brenda Cronin, Brenda, Cronin

China's Growing Income Gap

7 Groups   
BusinessWeek - 01.27.2011 Original article ›
Dexter Roberts, Dexter, Roberts
LyrArc Article Gist
China's ginni coefficient at 0.5, has changed from 0.3 several decades ago, according to Li Shi at Beijing Normal University. A level above 0.4 is considered socially destabilizing. 150 million migrant workers from rural areas are denied access to benefits such as health care, education and pensions which are provided to urban residents. Migrant incomes are also affected by rising food prices. Estimates of per capita income are $935 a year for rural areas, up 13% in 2010, and $2,965 in urban areas, up 10 % in 2010. An economist at the National Economic Research Institute in Beijing says the income gap is understated because the incomes of families in the higher end are understated.
Read LyrArc gist ›
Original article 1 minute, gist 1 minute

Chinese Walls, Pocked With Peepholes

1 Links 9 Groups   
New York Times - 06.11.2010 Original article ›
David Segal, David, Segal
LyrArc Article Gist
Conflict of interest and the role money has played in creating a collusion of diverse interests which were supposed to be kept separate, if the system was to work properly. The way these collusions of interest worked to create crises that range from the financial crisis to the BP Gulf Oil Spill.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Low Rates for Savers Are Reason for Complaint - Fair Game

8 Groups   
New York Times - 03.03.2012 Original article ›
Gretchen Morgenson, Gretchen, Morgenson

China Loosens Grip on Yuan

2 Links 7 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 04.16.2012 Original article ›
Lingling Wei, Lingling, Wei
LyrArc Article Gist
China expands the trading range of the yuan to 1%. The yuan is set by the People's Bank of China, China's central bank, at 6.2879 yuan per U.S. dollar on March 14, 2012 or 15 to 16 U.S. cents to the yuan. The yuan rate is set daily by the PBOC, called the parity rate, and was previously allowed to trade in a 0.5% trading range.
Read LyrArc gist ›

China at Heart of Nokia's Troubles

1 Links 20 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 04.19.2012 Original article ›
Ben Rooney, Ben, Rooney

France's Fairy-Tale Election

12 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 04.19.2012 Original article ›
Wsj Print, Wsj, Print
LyrArc Article Gist
This Journal editorial says both Hollande and Sarkozy fail to address the issue of competitiveness in the French economy. Much of the election campaign in April 2012 has focussed on taxes on higher incomes and too little on measures that would improve competitiveness. Some of the action taken in recent years such as raising the retirement age to 62 from 60 are being opposed by Hollande, which gives the electon a fairy tale quality says the Journal.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Profits Tell of a Turnaround by Major Airlines, and Point to the Start of a New Era

16 Groups   
New York Times - 07.24.2014 Original article ›
Jad Mouawad, Jad, Mouawad

Militarism and Humiliation Cast Shadow on Germany

8 Groups   
New York Times - 06.26.2014 Original article ›
Alison Smale, Alison, Smale
LyrArc Article Gist
One hundred years after the First World War Germans look at memorials and museums in Kiel about the naval buildup in Germany in 1910-1914 in a different light. Germany's effort to match Britain's naval supremacy and the increasing tensions and nationalist rhetoric led to the war- worse, the defeat created conditions for a larger conflict in 1939-1945. To put this period behind it Germany has emphasized the dangers of war and getting people to realize what war is. Kiel itself was 80% destroyed at the end of the Second World War.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Why Silicon Valley Will Continue to Rule the Tech Economy

14 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 08.23.2014 Original article ›
Michael Malone, Michael, Malone
LyrArc Article Gist
Malone describes the future of Silicon Valley and a return to its roots in a world of new devices closer to where Dave Packard and Noyce (followed by Jobs) started the first tech developments in California. He sees a larger Silicon Valley spread out over a much larger region by 2050.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Assassination in Tunisia Draws Spouse Into Politics

8 Groups   
New York Times - 10.25.2014 Original article ›
Carlotta Gall, Carlotta, Gall

Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals

18 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 01.04.2015 Original article ›
Ira Iosebashvili, Ira, Iosebashvili, Ian Talley, Ian, Talley
LyrArc Article Gist
The WSJ Dollar Index tracks the U.S. dollar's performance against 16 other currencies. It surged by 12% in 2014 with a strengthening U.S. dollar. The rise in the dollar is likely to adversely affect the 15% of U.S. GNP that comes from exports and the $200 billion plus tourism industry in the U.S.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Torrent of Cash Exits Eurozone

6 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 03.23.2015 Original article ›
Tommy Stubbington, Tommy, Stubbington
LyrArc Article Gist
Large capital outflows from the eurozone to the U.S. and currencies of smaller nations as the U.S. dollar strengthens in 2015.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Makers Pack New Cars With Technology, but Younger Buyers Shrug

13 Groups   
New York Times - 01.26.2014 Original article ›
Jaclyn Trop, Jaclyn, Trop

Senators Draft Housing Finance Overhaul

6 Groups   
New York Times - 03.11.2014 Original article ›
Shaila Dewan, Shaila, Dewan

India and Pakistan in ‘Common Agenda’

2 Groups   
New York Times - 05.27.2014 Original article ›
Ellen Barry, Ellen, Barry, Suhasini Raj, Suhasini, Raj

Nokia's Stephen Elop: Next Microsoft CEO?

14 Groups   
Wall Street Journal - 09.04.2013 Original article ›
John D. Stoll, John, D., Stoll

Euro and Immigration Promise Challenges for Merkel in 2015

9 Groups   
New York Times - 12.31.2014 Original article ›
Alison Smale, Alison, Smale
LyrArc Article Gist
Questions raised in Germany whether Chancellor Merkel is losing touch with ordinary Germans with her statements on immigration. Merkel was critical of the Dresden protests on immigration saying the protestors had "prejudice, coldness, and even hatred in their hearts." This will present a new challenge to Merkel in 2015 as more ordinary Europeans question whether openness in immigration policies have gone too far.
Read LyrArc gist ›

Jiang Zemin Re-emerges in China

5 Groups   
New York Times - 10.09.2011 Original article ›
Edward Wong, Edward, Wong, Jonathan Ansfield, Jonathan, Ansfield

Support LyrArc

We took a different way to help millions around the world build educated informed mindsets that affects and shapes their lives. For a future that is open, global and digital, with everyone having access to high quality information. We believe in the renewal of America, renewal of Europe, the renewal of India, the rest of Asia, Latin America and Africa. The renewal of our supply chains, health, education, infrastructure, as we rebuild our countries after the pandemic. Literacy and knowledge we believe cannot thrive and grow in a world of web bots, web crawlers, or AI. This requires human curiosity, human learning, and human imagination. We take as inspiration the saying- “One has to be free, and as broad as sky. One has to have a mind that is crystal clear, only then can truth shine in it.” Every contribution whether big or small is precious- in this crisis and ahead.

Support Lyrarc from as small as $1




Support LyrArc →


Copyright © 2006 - 2026 Intelilinks LLC
Terms and Conditions | Copyright Policy | Privacy Policy | Contact Us