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The Next Fiscal Cliff
Don’t celebrate yet—the next budget crisis is just two months away.
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The Winners and Losers in the Fiscal-Cliff Deal
Surprise! The rich and the elderly win again.
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Why I Miss Pork-Barrel Politics
The fiscal cliff fiasco is a reminder that there are worse things than earmarks and pork.
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What Does the Fiscal Cliff Mean for You?
Unless you’re retired and poor, something bad.
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CPI Unchained
The sneaky plan to cut Social Security and raise taxes by changing how inflation is calculated.
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The Top Stocks of 2012
The year’s big winners show signs of a rebounding economy.
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The End of Parking Misery
Parking Panda, the new company that wants to unlock the hidden potential of America’s millions of unused parking spaces.
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Will Fast Food Turn Healthy Next Year?
A little-noticed Obamacare provision is spurring chains to develop healthier menus, and perhaps change eating habits.
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Please, Do Not Tip Your Server
What happened when a worker-owned co-op restaurant ran afoul of the Department of Labor.
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Longform’s Best Business Stories of 2012
The inner workings of a drug cartel, the online-shipping industry, and Apple.
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The Permanent Budget Crisis
The looming debt-ceiling showdown will extend the fiscal crisis for months—or more.
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Pint Sized
How nanobreweries—fledgling operations in garages and backyard sheds—are revolutionizing the American beer industry.
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Nordic Sibling Rivalry
How Norwegian oil wealth and Swedish migrant work have reversed the centuries-old Scandinavian power dynamic.
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It’s Crazy To Pay $200 for Your Next iPhone. You Should Pay $600!
T-Mobile wants to make you to pay full price for your phone, and you should thank them for it.
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Don’t Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age
Kicking people off Medicare would cost patients about twice as much as it would save the government.
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Save the $1 Bill!
A new GAO study says we could save billions by replacing dollar bills with coins. Don’t believe it.
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Can Shinzo Abe Save Japan?
The candidate with a plan to cure what ails rich economies.
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Against the Grand Bargain
A long-term deficit deal is impossible, and the quest for one is hurting the country.
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Why Are Hotel Rooms So Expensive?
They can cost five, 10, 50 times as much as an apartment in the same city. How come?
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Whither the Twinkie?
If a company buys the Twinkie brand, what exactly will it get?
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Kill the 401(k)?
The accounts cost the government billions—and they might not be helping us save.
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The Bogus Alarmism About “Currency Manipulation”
Politicians need to stop panicking that China’s doing it.
