Ouch
A man who supplies service workers to the rich is suing Soros, Schwarzman, Icahn and Seinfield
dealbook.nytimes.com
Discussion
Reminders
7 examples of how free markets can fail
thefiscaltimes.com
Discussion
innovation
"Grass-fed beef is getting to a point where it’s almost an interesting business"
nytimes.com
Discussion
Tax Arcana
Citi is begging to be taxed heavily
preview.reuters.com
Discussion
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Ex-UBS trader Tom Hayes charged with criminal conspiracy in Libor case by the UK's Serious Fraud Office
bloomberg.com
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Jeffrey_Cane
"I am in the business of doing justice," says the director of the UK Serious Fraud Office.dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/bri… Well, allright then.
Rants
"You lie!", pie chart edition
businessinsider.com
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Matthew C. Klein:
"An angled 3D pie chart is an excellent way to lie to you" http://t.co/qJwM0RqA7x by @WaltHickey
Wonks
An economist's defense of the 1%
scholar.harvard.edu
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Rebuttal: "Perfectly competitive models that don’t even have banks in them are hardly relevant when we are discussing animosity towards the finance industry and the clear impact it has had on real people."
Felix
Detroit, where per capita income is just $15,000, is taking aim at its pensioners
blogs.reuters.com
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Cate Long: Detroit's 10-cents-on-the-dollar meme
Housing
How mortgage servicers strong-arm disaster victims
newrepublic.com
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Mike Konczal:
Great story by @ddayen in @tnr on how mortgage servicers strong-arm natural disaster victims on insurance payments: http://t.co/vjyCTBCDOu
The Fed
"In every year of the economic recovery, the Fed has overestimated how fast the economy would grow"
stream.wsj.com
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UGH
Detroit will default on its unsecured debt
preview.reuters.com
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Right On
The best response to the failed policies of austerity: full employment
guardian.co.uk
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Jared Bernstein | On the Economy:
Another Call for Full Employment: This Time from Across the Pond
Fails
The 50 worst charities in America
tampabay.com
Discussion
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Felix: Philanthropy – You’re doing it wrong
New Normal
The biggest economic mystery of 2013: What's up with inflation?
theatlantic.com
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Downtown Josh Brown:
How is it possible that inflation just hit a 50-year low? Let @ObsoleteDogma explain: http://t.co/zCRacsm5Z4
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For the first time in almost 40 years, medical costs fell in May
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The case for convenient disabled parking, and against free disabled parking
The Fed
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The US recovery by the numbers: not quite there yet
Data Points
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Internship lawsuits are officially a trend
Scandals
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How the IRS keeps the $4.3 trillion nonprofit world secret
UGH
10 hrs ago
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Monthly bus fare is 26% of your income if you make minimum wage in Brazil
Mild Rebukes
11 hrs ago
3 Sources
"A city with only one narrow class of people isn't a city... it's a suburb"
The Fed
6/18
It's not just the Fed, you know
UGH
6/18
Motif's newest way to disrupt you from your money: investment advice from brands
Yikes
6/18
1 Sources
The Federal Housing Finance Agency hired an active insurance lobbyist as an outside expert
Oxpeckers
6/17
"I’ve come to understand... the power of little details": in praise of TKs
The Fed
6/17
Another Fed trial balloon on tapering, this time in the FT
Your Retirement Plans
6/17
2 Sources
The inventor of the 401(k) says it was "never meant to take care of everyone"
Wonks
6/17
2 Sources
Inflation helped the British keep unemployment down
New Normal
6/17
1 Sources
"I will hide nothing. But I will conceal everything."
Servicey
6/17
8 Sources
Reading fiction makes people comfortable with ambiguity, researchers find
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