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Cloudy With a Chance of Allergies or Autism?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

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Robyn O'Brien

There are 26,000 food poisoning cases per 100,000 Americans, every year (an eye-popping 26% of the population). Compare that to only 3,400 cases in the UK, or 1,200 in France.

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Ralph Anspach: Economist Spent Decades Fighting Monopoly Game's Corporate Owner

Wall Street Journal | MARY PILON | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

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Ralph Anspach, an 83-year-old economics professor, spent decades locked in a real-life battle with Monopoly and its corporate owners. The campaign den...

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Superfreakonomics (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books

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It's the only thing that could top Freakonomics Meet the PROFESSORS, PROSTITUTES, DOCTORS, INVENTORS, PSYCOLOGISTS, and OTHER REAL-LIFE CHARACTER...

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Should We Have More School Time? Yes -- For Kids

Paras Bhayani | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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Paras Bhayani

While American students might be "underworked," American school teachers most certainly are not -- particularly for what they are being paid.

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Putting Carter to Rest

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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Harry Moroz

President Obama seems committed to shifting federal urban policymaking from a reactive, "Marshall Plan"-type strategy to a proactive, cooperative approach.

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Economist Interviews Glenn Greenwald About Obama, Sotomayor, Journalism

Economist | Posted 07.15.2009 | Media

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IF YOU are an avid reader of this blog you are familiar with Glenn Greenwald's work. We often link to his award-winning commentary on subjects such as...

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Pirates Have Boarded The Good Ship Europe: Will Music, Media and Movie Companies Walk The Plank?

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

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Nathan Hegedus

Pirates have been the scourge of the music and film industry for years, swapping and "stealing" songs and movies with no regard for the law. But now the pirates will be making the law.

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Sotomayor, Gingrich, and the Demise of Our Press Corps

Eric Boehlert | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media

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Eric Boehlert

To chase the "racist" story, the press had to play dumb on an epic scale.

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Economist, Elle Named AdWeek's Top Magazines

AdWeek | Posted 04.23.2009 | Media

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The Hot List and 10 Under 60 Hot list annually recognize consumer magazines with a recent track record of standout advertising revenue and page perfor...

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Chief Economist on Talent and the Economy

Jim Luce | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

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Jim Luce

"Our recovery may take years," the economist concluded over our last cup of coffee, "But smart people who work hard will always find a place." Talent will as always, he believes, find a home.

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Economist: China's Economy Like A Castrated Bull

Economist | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

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THE beast which gives its name to the Chinese new year that begins on January 26th is meant to symbolise prosperity through fortitude and hard work, o...

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Newsweek Planning Major Overhaul, Striving To Compete More With Economist Than TIME

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media

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Newsweek, owned by The Washington Post Company, is planning a major overhaul this year. It has not made its new vision public, but executives have sai...

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Economist On US Financial Crisis: (Much) More To Come

Economist | Free Exchange | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

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CARMEN REINHART and Kenneth Rogoff have assembled an impressive collection of data and analyses of financial crises through the ages. Their work has s...

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Economist Pulled From Thai Newsstands Over Cover Story Critical Of King

Guardian | Ian MacKinnon | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media

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The Economist failed to appear on newsstands in Thailand this week because its cover story critical of the country's revered monarch risked landing it...

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McCain: Same As He Ever Was

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

At some point it becomes hard to blame the traditional media for its improper coverage. Clearly, the McCain/Palin lies have not gone unnoticed -- yet, there is barely a blip in the polls.

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Bush: The Economy Is "Going To Come On"... 70 Percent Of Americans Say Things Are Going Badly

CNN/AP | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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Poll: 70 Percent In U.S. Say Things Are Going Badly: The vast majority of Americans think things are going badly in the country, according to a new p...

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"Economist" To Put 160 Years Of Articles Online

Guardian | Stephen Brook | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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More than 160 years of articles from the Economist are set to become available online with the launch of The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003. ...

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"Economist" Targets Major Cities For Awareness Campaign

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Like listening to someone speak with a propah British accent, there is perhaps a tendency for us average Americans to be a bit wowed by The Economist ...

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