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Perspective Economist - The political economy of witchcraft - Daily Chart 10/31 * "How early modern witch-hunters resemble contemporary politicians." Tax Foundation - 2018 State Business Tax Climate Index 10/31 Axios - Cost-cutting could stunt the health care jobs expansion - Christopher Matthews 10/25 NYT - A Peek at Future
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Happy Halloween! If you were only to read one thing… FT - Billionaire boom is a sign that rates need to rise - Merryn Somerset Webb 10/27 * "It has been a good week for billionaires. The UBS/PwC Billionaires Report 2017 claimed the combined wealth of the world’s 1,
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The tally is in - daily (or at least close to it). Perspective WEF - This chart might change how you think about migration - Frank Chaparro 8/29 How Much - How Trump Tax Rate Changes Affect You - Raul 10/22 Economist - Globalization has marginalized many regions in the rich world 10/27
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Polluted waterways in India... It's a light posting - I've been out of pocket for the last several days. Regardless, I will catch up with the content from those days and mix it in with new content. However, since I've had some mixed feed back,
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The corporate drug industry has had many friends in Washington D.C. until now... Amazon is taking over the package room of your apartment building. China's property boom unlikely to end anytime soon. Headlines Economist - The Philippine army recaptures a city seized by Muslim insurgents 10/17. After
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Okay, I've been doing the daily post format for some time now and I fear that I'm inundating you all with too much content. Hence, I'm switching back to the weekly post format - the next post will be this Friday. Thanks for reading, Duff
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Perspective NYT - Rohingya Recount Atrocities: 'They Threw My Baby Into a Fire' - Jeffrey Gettleman 10/11 * Deeply disturbing. WSJ - Daily Shot: OECD - Global Obesity Rates (2015) 10/12 FT - The 30-second ad has had its 15 minutes of fame - Shannon Bond 10/11 * "The 30-second
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Perspective Business Insider - Trump's net approval rating has dropped dramatically in every state - Allan Smith 10/10 Brookings - White, still: The American upper middle class - Richard Reeves and Nathan Joo 10/4 Economist - A new study details the wealth hidden in tax havens 10/7 * "…A new
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Perspective WSJ - Daily Shot: Spanish Empire at its Peak 10/10 * "Since Monday was Columbus day, here is the size of the Spanish Empire at its peak (in 1790)." WSJ - America's Retailers Have a New Target Customer: The 26-Year-Old Millennial - Ellen Byron 10/9
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Perspective Business Insider - Forget stealing data - these hackers broke into Amazon's cloud to mine bitcoin - Becky Peterson 10/8 * Hackers are seeking ways into corporate computers and cloud space to gain access to computing power in order to mine bitcoin. NYT - Wall Street Firms Gambled on Puerto Rico.
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Perspective NYT - Nothing Divides Voters Like Owning a Gun - Nate Cohn and Kevin Quealy 10/5 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice NYT - For Many on Puerto Rico, the Most Coveted Item is a Plane Ticket Out - Jack Healy and Luis Ferre-Sadurni 10/5 A Wealth of Common Sense - Good
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If you were to read only one thing… NYT - Payday Lending Faces Tough New Restrictions by Consumer Agency 10/5 * "A federal agency on Thursday imposed tough new restrictions on the so-called payday-lending industry, which churns out billions of dollars a year in high-interest loans to