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# September 22, 2017
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/september-22-2017/
- Published: 2017-09-22T12:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:16:39.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Detroit, Human Slavery, ICOs, Private Equity, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

Perspective

[Economist - Daily Chart: Modern slavery is disturbingly common 9/20](https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/09/daily-chart-12?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2F&%3Ffsrc%3Dscn%2F=tw%2Fdc&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice

[Economist - In Detroit, the end of blight is in sight 9/16](https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21728959-what-happens-when-city-accustomed-bad-government-elects-good-one-detroit-end?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "What happens when a city accustomed to bad government elects a good one."
- A good test case for a city in transition from a larger population/footprint to a smaller one and what to do with all of that excess infrastructure.

[Economist - Buttonwood: Initial Coin Offering means investor caution obligatory 9/16](https://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21728791-regulators-signal-alarm-frenzied-investment-craze-ico-stands-investor?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- A good primer on ICOs.
- "Nothing makes individuals more willing to take risks than the sight of other people getting rich."

Markets / Economy

[FT - Toys R Us buckled under private equity ownership - Anna Nicolaou and Kara Scannell 9/19](https://www.ft.com/content/02a5edbe-9d93-11e7-8cd4-932067fbf946?desktop=true&conceptId=ab8a443f-16e3-375f-86cd-f6df0eaa61f8&segmentId=7c8f09b9-9b61-4fbb-9430-9208a9e233c8&ref=thejanusobserver.com#myft:notification:daily-email:content:headline:html)

- "Retailer's debts played a bigger role than Amazon or Walmart in its bankruptcy."