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=====How East Germany was privatized=== | =====How East Germany was privatized===== | ||
[https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/082739-000-A/german-reunification-and-the-treuhand/ ARTE 5/11/2019] | [https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/082739-000-A/german-reunification-and-the-treuhand/ ARTE 5/11/2019] | ||
The Treuhandanstalt, or trust agency, was responsible for privatising state owned companies in East Germany after reunification. From 1990 to 1994, this mammoth public organisation oversaw the painful process of converting to a market economy that led to sweeping changes and millions of job losses in the former GDR. A fascinating documentary on a time of euphoria and disappointment. | The Treuhandanstalt, or trust agency, was responsible for privatising state owned companies in East Germany after reunification. From 1990 to 1994, this mammoth public organisation oversaw the painful process of converting to a market economy that led to sweeping changes and millions of job losses in the former GDR. A fascinating documentary on a time of euphoria and disappointment. | ||
=====The Millennials Arrive at America’s Most Famous Hippie Community===== | =====The Millennials Arrive at America’s Most Famous Hippie Community===== | ||
<embed>https://newrepublic.com/article/154123/millennials-arrive-americas-famous-hippie-community</embed> The New Republic 7/08/2019 | |||
The Farm still lives on today, in part as a monument to a bygone American era. Many of the original generation of settlers want to see their community continue on as it always has, but the baby boomers who have long run the community are aging out, and a new influx of younger members are questioning some of the old ways. Now, their community stands at a crossroads: Can it live on as a space for fresh ideas, or will it become a retirement village for aging hippies? | The Farm still lives on today, in part as a monument to a bygone American era. Many of the original generation of settlers want to see their community continue on as it always has, but the baby boomers who have long run the community are aging out, and a new influx of younger members are questioning some of the old ways. Now, their community stands at a crossroads: Can it live on as a space for fresh ideas, or will it become a retirement village for aging hippies? | ||
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How East Germany was privatized
The Treuhandanstalt, or trust agency, was responsible for privatising state owned companies in East Germany after reunification. From 1990 to 1994, this mammoth public organisation oversaw the painful process of converting to a market economy that led to sweeping changes and millions of job losses in the former GDR. A fascinating documentary on a time of euphoria and disappointment.
The Millennials Arrive at America’s Most Famous Hippie Community
<embed>https://newrepublic.com/article/154123/millennials-arrive-americas-famous-hippie-community</embed> The New Republic 7/08/2019
The Farm still lives on today, in part as a monument to a bygone American era. Many of the original generation of settlers want to see their community continue on as it always has, but the baby boomers who have long run the community are aging out, and a new influx of younger members are questioning some of the old ways. Now, their community stands at a crossroads: Can it live on as a space for fresh ideas, or will it become a retirement village for aging hippies?
