Harold Maass

Contributing editor

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at TheWeek.com. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 launch of the U.S. print edition. Harold has worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, Fox News, and ABC News. For several years, he wrote a daily round-up of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 29, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 29, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 28, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 28, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 27, 2022

Abortion rights protest in Austin, Texas

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 27, 2022

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Opinion

Is Mike Pence a hero?

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Opinion

Is banning transgender athletes from women's swimming fair?

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 24, 2022

Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 24, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 23, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 23, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 22, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 22, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 21, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 21, 2022

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France Votes

Macron's coalition loses parliamentary majority in French elections

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Colombia votes

Colombia elects ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro as 1st leftist president

Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Jamie Raskin

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 20, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 17, 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Mario Draghi

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 17, 2022

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Opinion

The gas price blame game

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 16, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 16, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 15, 2022

Topless protester arrested outside Supreme Court

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 15, 2022

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Opinion

Will the gun-control deal change anything?

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 14, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 14, 2022

Vkusno-i tochka, formerly McDonald's, opens in Moscow

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 13, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 13, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 2, 2022

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 2, 2022

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Opinion

Is a recession inevitable?

President Biden meets with Jerome Powell, Janet Yellen on May 31, 2022

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Business briefing

The daily business briefing: June 1, 2022

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, seen here in Morocco

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 1, 2022