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The most important debate in economics: What should count as real economic wealth? Who truly creates it, who merely assists the process, and who might be actively impeding it? ~finance economics.macro Article 4775 words, published Nov 21 2019 9 votes
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In Mississippi, Jim Crow era laws result in a high rate of black kids charged as adults ~humanities.history Article 6647 words 6 votes
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The great American tax haven: Why the super-rich love South Dakota ~finance Article 4661 words 7 votes
The trillion-dollar lawsuit against Tether - Part 1 ~finance cryptocurrency Article 3027 words 8 votes
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California’s criminal cops: A six-month investigation found more than eighty law enforcement officers with rap sheets still employed today ~news usa.ca Article 3445 words 6 votes
How the US betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster ~enviro climate change Article 5621 words 9 votes
A test with no answer: No procedure exists that can prove virginity, yet dangerously unscientific virginity tests occur regularly—even in the United States ~life.women Article 4927 words, published Oct 30 2019 14 votes
The new dot com bubble is here: it’s called online advertising ~tech internet Article 3939 words 37 votes
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