Latest articles by John Aziz
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How solar energy could be the key to reducing economic inequality
feature Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century underestimates the global economy's potential for growth
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Facebook just bought WhatsApp for $16 billion — and that money could have been better spent
feature The social network is starting to seem desperate
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For millions of part-time workers, the jobs crisis isn't over
feature The underemployment rate remains abnormally high, a reflection of continuing weakness in the labor market
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What penis-length studies can teach us about shenanigans in the financial industry
feature That Barclays has been fudging its numbers is only human nature — and points to major problems with the whole notion of self-certified data
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WhatsApp and the economics of free stuff
feature Analysts say the messaging service has cost phone carriers billions of dollars. But that's not quite the case.
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With the world in flames, why is the economic recovery still going strong?
feature The Middle East is falling apart. Planes are falling out of the sky. And market don't care.
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Is Obama's new retirement plan a federal bailout waiting to happen?
feature A decent, no-risk return? Sounds risky.
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America's factories are crumbling — is the economy next?
feature The average age of industrial equipment is the highest since the Great Depression
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Why do Keynesians prefer government spending over private spending?
feature It’s not because Keynesians are ideologically in favor of big government
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No, the rich are not a persecuted minority
feature And yes, Nazi analogies almost always lose the argument
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Should drug deals and prostitution be included in GDP?
feature Britain thinks so
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The main lesson of Argentina's debt nightmare
feature The root cause of Argentina's woes should be familiar to many Europeans
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No, the government isn't lying about inflation
feature Conspiracy theorists gonna conspiracy theorize
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Are teen pregnancies good for the economy?
feature Teen pregnancies are at historic lows. But that has economic repercussions.
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How cutting government spending can increase the deficit
feature Sometimes the market just won't allow deficit reduction
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Don't call Warren Buffett a tax hypocrite
feature He's just doing what any good capitalist would do
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Yes, the economy is endangering Family Dollar — just not in the way you think
feature The dollar store just announced plans to shutter 370 stores, but an upbeat economy isn't the cause
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Remember, America: Inheritance leads to princes, serfs, and not much else
feature Despite what Greg Mankiw says, inherited wealth isn't good for the economy
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Why the Rockefellers are betting on renewable energy
feature Sure, it's mostly symbolic. But the global energy business is also on the cusp of a dramatic transformation.
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Get ready for a massive renewable energy boom
feature Renewables are projected to be the fastest growing source of energy over the next 30 years. And that's a conservative estimate.
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Obama's stimulus succeeded — even if it was too small
feature Five years later, Republicans are still determined to portray the stimulus as a failure. Enough!
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Why Elon Musk should be Apple's next CEO
feature Imagine a solar-powered iPhone, or a Siri interface on an asteroid mining spaceship...
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Is marijuana the future of Big Tobacco?
feature As tobacco consumption declines, the popularity of marijuana just gets higher
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Hey, Pope Francis: Markets are the solution, not the problem
feature Capitalism gets a bad rap from the new pontiff
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