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Economics

Business History

To Have Is to Owe

An archaeology of debt.

David Graeber Triple Canopy Dec 2010 Permalink

Business World

As Nations Age, a Chance for Younger Nations

The world’s population is rapidly getting older. How China and other countries stocked with young workers are taking advantage.

Ted C. Fishman New York Times Magazine Oct 2010 10min Permalink

Business

Penny Dreadful

Not only is the penny useless, it costs the U.S. Treasury $50 million per year. So why is it still around?

David Owen New Yorker Mar 2008 15min Permalink

Business

The Great Divergence

A series on the growing income inequality gap in America.

Timothy Noah Slate Sep 2010 Permalink

Best Article Business World

The Billion-Dollar Shack

A reporter heads to Nauru, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, to track down the hub of a worldwide money-laundering operation—a shack filled with computers, air-conditioners, and little else.

Jack Hitt New York Times Magazine Dec 2000 20min Permalink

Business

Show Him the Money

A profile of Tom Donohue, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the sixth-highest paid lobbyist in the country. Since Obama took office, Donohue has scared-up tens of millions in new donations.

James Verini Washington Monthly Jul 2010 20min Permalink

Business World

Thoughts on Thailand

What exactly is going on politically in Thailand?

Andrew MacGregor Marshall Reuters Jul 2010 40min Permalink

Business

Building a Green Economy

Paul Krugman breaks down the basics of climate change economics, from Arthur Cecil Pigou to Capitol Hill.

Paul Krugman New York Times Apr 2010 20min Permalink

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