Boondoggles

Gouging taxpayers for sport: Inside the financing for stadiums

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JPMorgan

Mitt Romney's response to JPMorgan's trading loss: "That's the way...America works"

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EU Mess

Felix: How Europe's banking crises threaten the eurozone

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50 years of government spending, in one graph

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50 years of government spending, in one graph

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Our depressed fiscal situation in 4 charts

krugman.blogs.nytimes.com Discussion Tweet This
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The 1% and the 99% - The political economy in 4 charts

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Jared Bernstein: "A debate on inequality, opportunity, and politics"
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The geography of America's job market recovery

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The Economist: The geography of recovery http://t.co/Qio5Hxsz #economist
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Why banks aren't lending more

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Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: no sure things
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Facebook may have gotten a major deal on Instagram (on a per user basis)

wired.com Discussion Tweet This
Facebook is like an NYPD police van crashing into an IKEA, forever
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The most valuable committees in Congress

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Binyamin Appelbaum: RT @crampell: The Most (And Least) Valuable Committees In Congress, by campaign donations http://t.co/aKeebge3
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The bullish impact of Fed policy on stocks

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Consumer budgeting around the world (Hint: Americans spend a lot on healthcare)

economix.blogs.nytimes.com Discussion Tweet This
Binyamin Appelbaum: The British spend more than Americans on clothing; Canadians, on cars; Japanese, on groceries. Fascinating graph: http://t.co/1ccvPFjA
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How white people vote

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Voters aren't stupid, but they are definitely poorly informed