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The Coming Global Recession

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By Matthew Yglesias |Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 4:07 PM ET

The Great Divergence

Inside the widening gap of America's income inequality.
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Slate's list of the 25 Americans who combine inventiveness and practicality.
Sophie the Giraffe

The European teething toy that's sweeping America. By Josh Levin

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Private Equity May Owe Obama a Debt of Gratitude

Jeffrey Goldfarb | BREAKINGVIEWS | Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 11:30 AM ET

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Tech Firm’s Perpetual-motion Stock Gizmo Sputters

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Europe's Banks Must Stop Making Muppets of Savers

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Facebook’s IPO Wasn’t Mispriced

It maximized benefit to the company, which is what an IPO should do.

Eliot Spitzer | THE BEST POLICY | Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 3:53 PM ET

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Apple Doesn't Lobby Much And That's Fine

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 2:29 PM ET

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Facebook Entering the Treacherous Waters of the Smartphone Market

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 11:23 AM ET

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Why Are Two-Class Shareholder Arrangements Proliferating?

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 9:02 AM ET

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Africa Health II: Doing Harm with the Best of Intentions

Michael Moran | THE RECKONING | Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 2:24 AM ET

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The Bursting of the EVOO Bubble

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Monday, May 28, 2012, at 8:01 AM ET

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Rethinking Africa's Health, Part I

THE RECKONING | Monday, May 28, 2012, at 5:03 AM ET

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Niall Ferguson on the Educational Credentials You Look for in a President

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 4:46 PM ET

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