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  • Children's Health

The case for revolutionizing child care in America

A new book argues that greater public support for parents is critical for the brain development of America's kids.

May 17, 2022
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  • Children's Health

The case for revolutionizing child care in America

A new book argues that greater public support for parents is critical for the brain development of America's kids.

May 17, 2022
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  • Climate

The Work-From-Home climate challenge

Companies might have thought a silver lining from the pandemic was that remote work was slashing emissions. They're thinking again.

May 10, 2022
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  • World

How palm oil prices are affecting the global economy

The prices of cooking oil are rising. Why that could put global security at risk.

May 03, 2022
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  • Politics

Who is the real Elvira Nabiullina?

Russian central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina has cultivated the image of a nerdy, opera-loving technocrat, trapped in place by Putin's decision to go to war in Ukraine. It's not that simple.

April 19, 2022
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Elon Musk is a vocal Twitter user with more than 80 million followers.

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Will Elon Musk turn activist at Twitter?

Musk is now Twitter's largest shareholder. That gives him a legal right to coerce and cajole and persuade and shout about what the company does.

April 12, 2022
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  • Paddy Hirsch
A woman walks past a currency exchange office in central Moscow on Feb. 24.

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  • Economy

How Russia rescued the ruble

The Russian ruble lost nearly half its value when Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, it has been the top-performing currency in the world.

April 05, 2022
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Vladimir Putin speaks with Russian oligarch Igor Sechin (center right) in 2009.

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How Putin Conquered Russia's Oligarchy

In 2000, Vladimir Putin began targeting oligarchs who did not bend to his authority. The loyalists who remained — and new ones who subsequently got rich — became like ATM machines for the president.

March 29, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a meeting with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich (on the left, in the center) in 2010.

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  • Politics

How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin

In the 1990s, reformers adopted a radical economic program in Russia. It devastated ordinary Russians and created a new class of oligarchs. And it explains the rise of Putin and the leader he is today

March 22, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

The Strange Billionaire Who Revolutionized The Bond Market

A new book looks at the rise and fall of "The Bond King." It's a wild ride.

March 15, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Politics

How sanctions are pinning down the Russian economy

The Russian economy is cratering under the weight of Western sanctions. Russian policymakers are struggling with how to respond — and what to wear.

March 08, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Energy

How a wrinkle in the oil futures market has clogged America's oil pump

The U.S. is still the largest producer of oil, but we're a long way from pumping what we were before the pandemic. Blame backwardation.

March 01, 2022
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  • Paddy Hirsch

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  • Economy

Why America Has Been So Stingy In Fighting Child Poverty

The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

February 22, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

China promised Trump a better deal for America; it didn't actually deliver

In 2020, President Trump signed a deal with the Chinese government to improve trade relations. China, for the most part, has not followed through.

February 15, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • History

Price Controls, Black Markets, And Skimpflation: The WWII Battle Against Inflation

To control inflation during WWII, the U.S. government resorted to wide-ranging price controls. Their unintended consequences might explain why today's policymakers are reluctant to try it again.

February 08, 2022
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