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Moneybox
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How Portland Got Its Groove Back
The city where “young people go to retire” is having an economic renaissance, with lessons for the rest of the country.
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Tax the Olympians
Sen. Marco Rubio and President Obama team up for a ridiculous new tax break for Olympic medal winners.
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The Romney Tax Hike
How the GOP candidate stumbled into proposing higher taxes on the middle class and how he can get out of it.
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The Jobs Stall
For 18 months we’ve been on track to never return to full employment—why won’t the Federal Reserve do something?
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Going Postal
Tomorrow’s $5.5 billion default is the beginning of the end for the U.S. Postal Service. It’s time to privatize it.
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There Is No Sovereign Debt Crisis
Forget Spain and Italy. Most governments, including ours, have never been able to borrow so cheaply.
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High and Dry
The catastrophic drought is even worse for the rest of the economy than it is for farmers.
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The New Gas Guzzlers
China, India, Brazil and other developing countries will soon consume most of the world’s oil. That’s alarming news for the U.S.
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Lies and Libor
The rate-fixing scandal should destroy the credibility of banks once and for all.
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Europe’s Responsibility Trap
The world got the Greek election outcome it wanted. So why are the markets freaking out?
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How Curt Schilling Dinged Rhode Island
The former pitcher’s video game company got $75 million from the state and left taxpayers holding the bag.
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Hassle Ben Bernanke!
The economy will never recover unless the Fed loosens monetary policy. So why are liberals so afraid to talk about it?
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An Ikea Television? Why Not?
Ikea’s clever plan to sell you a piece of furniture with a TV attached to it, and how it might upend the TV manufacturing industry.
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Taken for a Ride
The taxi medallion system in New York and other cities raises fares, impoverishes drivers, and hurts passengers. So why can’t we get rid of it?
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Legalize Airbnb!
Renting your bedroom to a stranger is probably against the law in most cities. It’s time to change that.
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The Jobs Disaster
The closer you look at today’s employment report, the worse it looks.
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The Coming Global Recession
China, India, and Brazil are all slowing down simultaneously, plunging the entire world into economic crisis.
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Conservatives for Ignorance
The House GOP’s principled—and destructive—war on the long-form census.
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George Lucas, Facebook, and the Crisis of NIMBYism
Dumb rules prevent Silicon Valley from building the houses and offices we need to power American innovation.
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Forty Euros for Paella!
Spain’s economy is collapsing. So why is vacationing there still so expensive?
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