Energy

The oil price-fixing scandal has landed in the U.S.

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Right On

Fannie Mae "is regaining its swagger even as lawmakers plot its demise"

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Politicking

Wall Street lobbyists frequently help draft financial legislation

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Abenomics

The deeper agenda behind Abenomics

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Americans say a family of four needs nearly $60,000 per year to get by

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Justin Wolfers: CHART What does a family of four need to get by?n(Inc. latest data from http://t.co/7zmgzhMwpA)ncc @DLeonhardt http://t.co/IOYxa8Z3n8
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Remember Internet, “if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” doesn’t really mean anything

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Dave Winer u262e: Still true, and meaningful: "If you're not paying for the product, you are the product." http://t.co/dJL8tMBd
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Social Security, America's most effective anti-poverty program

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Census Bureau: 16% of Americans live in poverty
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The government can deduct unpaid student loan debt from your paycheck

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EconLog: Student Loans, by Arnold Kling
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IMF report confirms the basic tenets of economics 

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Calculated Risk: Misc: Household Income declines, Poverty increases, Austerity leads to contraction