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It’s Not a Recession, It’s a “Global Economic Slowdown” – George Pickering (04/03/2019)

For much of the past several months it has been almost impossible to open the pages of any business section, or skim through any...

Trump Dumps Nearly 1M People From Food Stamps – Source – The Real News...

Trump administration toughens work requirements for people struggling the most—and 48% are white men. Chuck Collins from IPS discusses the implications...

Why Uber’s Business Model May Not Be Viable – Max Gulker (04/04/2019)

The rise of ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft, flagships of the so-called sharing economy, has been nothing short of astounding. In less than five...

What your pet’s microchip has to do with the Mark of the Beast –...

What your pet's microchip has to do with the Mark of the Beast Jordan Frith, University of North Texas An almost invisible electronic device used all...

Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000? –...

Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?When Natassia Smick, 28, filed her family’s taxes in January, she already...

How Would Dostoevsky Have Responded to the Smartphone? – Patience Griswold (04/04/2019)

How Would Dostoevsky Have Responded to the Smartphone? “I don’t know how to make friends without my phone,” a teenager told me last summer when...