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Apr 17, 2021

9 china's e-currency, global minimum tax

plus: white house easter, covid spike in MI, “The Corporation”

Apr 11, 2021

8 free cookies, covid passports are a terrible idea, inflation

plus: library kitten, place of worship membership falls, chocolate hazelnut crostata

Apr 4, 2021

7 crisis in the canal, the heat's on Tesla

plus: school field trip, $10 million in reparations, “Superstore”

Mar 28, 2021

6 killing covid, gasoline demand has peaked

plus: uber pays a minimum wage, floating sky lanterns, “Raven Rock”

Mar 21, 2021

5 down with the monarchy, amazon unionization

plus: WHO report on violence against women, skijoring, "Losing the Signal"

Mar 14, 2021

4 stimulus passes the senate, india slides towards authoritarianism

plus: grandma knock-out, February jobs report, “Show Your Work!”

Mar 7, 2021

3 minimum wage fight, t-mobile & 5G

plus: bitcoin energy usage, Baarack the sheep, “Nothing to Envy” | we were debating GM’s new logo and realized that all these car companies used blue…

Feb 28, 2021

the weekly rundown

the weekly rundown

briefly putting the previous week’s political & business news into context, helping you better understand why they matter

the weekly rundown

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