The Briefing 09-09-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Momentum of Scotland referendum gentle reminder of transience of political realities

Britain faces storm as giant global investors awaken to break-up dangers, The Telegraph (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard)

Scottish independence: everything you need to know about the vote, The Guardian

2) Loss of political hope impacts Russian mortality rates

The Dying Russians, New York Review of Books (Masha Gessen)

3) Georgia ethics commissioner corruption shows limitations of human government against sin

Georgia ethics commission fires director, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Kate Brumback)

In Deal case, a coverup of a coverup of a coverup, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Jay Bookman)