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Reaganomics won’t help us now
feature Republican candidates vying to claim Reagan’s mantle “misunderstand the premises” of his policies, said Bruce Bartlett at The Washington Post.
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Viewpoint: Kevin Drum
feature From MotherJones.com: “If I had to make a 50-year bet on any region of the world, I’d pick the United States....
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The myth of U.S. entrepreneurs
feature Americans are actually “pretty unexceptional” when it comes to building businesses.
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Issue of the week: Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft legacy
feature When the CEO of Microsoft announced that he would retire within the year, “the company’s stock surged.”
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The half-life of software engineers
feature Young software engineers are setting themselves up for dead-end careers.
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Issue of the week: Who gets Fannie’s and Freddie’s profits?
feature Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s shareholders want their money back.
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Issue of the week: Bloomberg’s spying scandal
feature Last week, we learned that for years Bloomberg reporters have been monitoring how subscribers use their Bloomberg terminals.
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Issue of the week: Sexism in the tech industry
feature Silicon Valley's “persistent problem with women” surfaced when a female developer called out male colleagues for making sexual puns.
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Wall Street discourages drug R&D
feature When Pfizer announced this year that it was slashing spending on research and development, its shares rose more than 5 percent, said Dan Primack at Fortune.
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Viewpoint: Kevin Drum
feature From MotherJones.com: “The Internet makes dumb people dumber and smart people smarter. If you don’t know how to use it...
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Issue of the week: The ‘real’ unemployment rate
feature The Labor Department’s latest jobs data look deceivingly positive.
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Headed for another 1937
feature The parallels between 1937 and today are striking, and they all “have to do with the danger of big government.”
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Issue of the week: BlackBerry’s chances for survival
feature Is BlackBerry finally dead?
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Issue of the week: What does Black Friday really tell us?
feature Black Friday “wasn’t a bust,” but for many retailers, it was a disappointment.
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