Links: 2014-07-07

CIA employee’s quest to release information ‘destroyed my entire career’ – The Washington Post

Why is Washington still protecting the secret political power of corporations? | Alexis Goldstein | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Bundesbank Chief Supports ECB’s Bold Measures – Real Time Economics – WSJ

Transcript of Yellen and Lagarde Comments at IMF Event – Real Time Economics – WSJ

The NSA Is Targeting Users of Privacy Services, Leaked Code Shows | Threat Level | WIRED

The Cost of Continuously Checking Email – Ron Friedman – Harvard Business Review

Caribbean could lose its coral reefs within 20 years, say experts | Mail Online

Biggest Risk to China’s Economy? Look to the Shadows, Bankers Say – China Real Time Report – WSJ

People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts | Science/AAAS | News

Central Bankers Appear to Line Up their Defenses – Real Time Economics – WSJ

Calculated Risk: Correcting WSJ Graph Error on Wages

The Next Financial Crisis Is Brewing Right Now, and Regulators Are Missing It | The Fiscal Times

IMF warns of negative spiral in France as recession looms again – Telegraph

Matteo Renzi hits back at Bundesbank chief – FT.com

We are the product that Facebook has been testing – FT.com

UK new car sales rise at fastest rate for nine years | Business | The Guardian

German factory orders fall more than predicted – Telegraph

Central Bankers Fire Back at Their Own Club Over Bubbles – Bloomberg

Economist’s View: ‘The Financial Instability Argument for Raising Rates’

Suspected double agent spied on German NSA committee for the US, reports claim

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