NotableBig Tech should pay for what it has done for us. “Compensating users for the harm caused by their products is just the silver lining. The real win would be if the social media giants are finally forced to design less harmful products.” — Julia Angwin, a contributing Opinion writer Iran is using America’s playbook. “The United States has long weaponized the financial system to advance its geopolitical aims. Iran has now learned to do the same with the world’s most vital energy chokepoint.” — Edward Fishman, the author of “Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare” One of the Cold War’s greatest crimes. “An ordinary criminal court in Brussels is an awkward vehicle for delivering restorative justice of this scale. The Congolese people will gain little from prosecuting a man who drafted cables.” — Stuart Reid, the author of “The Lumumba Plot” Spotlight
It’s Not Trump. It’s America.Our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes that the country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady than the current president. ICYMIThe man leading the Green surge in Britain. “I often talk about having hope and a plan. Hope without a plan clearly isn’t going to work and a plan without hope sounds bureaucratic to me. And I will get to the plan, I promise. But first: Don’t underestimate the hope.” — Zack Polanski, the leader of the left-populist party in Britain, in conversation with David Wallace-Wells, an Opinion writer Listen (or Watch)
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “This Is Why Flying Is So Awful” I’m all for air travel safety updates and improvements but don’t see how the government should be involved in the meals served or the size of seats. As long as customers continue to accept bad food, cramped seats and being treated like herd animals, that’s what the airlines will provide. Capitalism is as ugly as we allow it to be.— A comment posted by spud from North Carolina Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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