The poultry industry has a fowl problem: an emerging phenomenon called “woody breast.” While it’s not harmful to humans, the condition causes chicken breasts to … “Woody breast” could bite the chicken businessRead more
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Why Obama’s Big Cash-In Matters
One of my little online entertainments this year has been to ask my social media network a question: “So, what’s Obama up to lately?” I … Why Obama’s Big Cash-In MattersRead more
Posted inChildren / Economics / Health / News
Income directly affects children’s outcomes
Poorer children have worse cognitive, social-behavioural and health outcomes because they are poor, and not just because poverty is correlated with other household and parental … Income directly affects children’s outcomesRead more
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How Much Does a Politician Cost?
A Groundbreaking Study Reveals the Influence of Money in Politics. An ingenious new Roosevelt Institute study on the influence of money on politics begins with … How Much Does a Politician Cost?Read more
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The Empire Expands
Not the American One, But Trump’s President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their political legacy or … The Empire ExpandsRead more
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Robots are the Great Equalizer
Apple will invest in and promote “advanced manufacturing” in the US, CEO Tim Cook told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday after the somewhat uninspiring earnings … Robots are the Great EqualizerRead more
Posted inDigital / Economics / ToMl
Selling User Data
For months, Uber has paid a public price for some of the questionable tactics it has used to conquer the transportation industry. Now another company … Selling User DataRead more
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The economy depends on them, but they’re cracking
American consumers are holding $1 trillion in revolving credit, mostly in credit card debt. So how well is this segment of consumer debt holding up? … The economy depends on them, but they’re crackingRead more
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How Online Shopping Makes Suckers of Us All
As Christmas approached in 2015, the price of pumpkin-pie spice went wild. It didn’t soar, as an economics textbook might suggest. Nor did it crash. … How Online Shopping Makes Suckers of Us AllRead more
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Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Illegitimate Private Debt in the global South 3
Part III The “debt system” is gathering steam In Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, just as in the highly industrialized countries, after going … Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Illegitimate Private Debt in the global South 3Read more