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university of michigan A student made a minute-long compilation of the 125 times their Econ professor said "beef" in one lecture Annie Rauwerda
economics This chart reveals that dollar stores are more expensive than other stores Mark Frauenfelder
credit reporting How credit cards work, explained with evil fairy mobsters Thom Dunn
planet money NPR's Planet Money explores the economics of super hero intellectual property Thom Dunn
pandemic economy 11 US cities are piloting Universal Basic Income programs, with more to come Thom Dunn
commercialism Tracking the Rise and Fall of the American middle class with shopping malls Thom Dunn
the market Mapping the change in apartment prices across Pandemic America Thom Dunn
multimedia How Disney execs and COVID-19 wrecked the lives of middle-class Disney World workers Thom Dunn
richard murphy Economist Richard Murphy explains what money and taxes actually are and how they work Thom Dunn
economic aid TV writers and actors made a wonderfully awful Batman short film for charity Thom Dunn
economic sadism Deutsche Bank thinks people should pay a 5% "privilege tax" to work from home Thom Dunn
economic sadism Gun stocks fall after news of coronavirus vaccine Thom Dunn
hot dog economics Costco co-founder to new CEO: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you." Thom Dunn
literal gig economy Guitars reportedly cool again Thom Dunn
reinsurance The complex insurance math that tries to calculate the risk of pandemics Thom Dunn
pandemic Troubling explainer on how the US economy lost 33% of its value Andrea James
rona Unemployment passes 30m with last week's 3.8m new filers Rob Beschizza
cash-advance Raising money for a UBI fund that helps families affected COVID-19 Thom Dunn
where's the charmin? The retail TP shortage may be real and due to the shift in where we poop Jason Weisberger
again with the comic books There will be no new comic books in any stores "until further notice," thanks to coronavirus. Thom Dunn