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What Is Money?
No, seriously, what *is* money?
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How the U.S. Economy is Like a Casino
A quick explainer on monetary policy
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How the U.S. Economy is Like a Casino
A quick explainer on monetary policy
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Are the Rich Getting Too Much of the Economic Pie?
Inequality explained in pie charts (made of actual pie)
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Are the Rich Getting Too Much of the Economic Pie?
Inequality explained in pie charts (made of actual pie)
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Are Machines Really Taking Our Jobs?
A brief history of technological progress and why it's not necessarily a bad thing
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Are Machines Really Taking Our Jobs?
A brief history of technological progress and why it's not necessarily a bad thing
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Are Bottomless Drinks Good Business?
A story of loss leaders, irrational consumers, and infinite mimosas
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Are Bottomless Drinks Good Business?
A story of loss leaders, irrational consumers, and infinite mimosas
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Why Is Bottled Water So Expensive?
Business editor Derek Thompson looks at how such a simple commodity became as pricey as soda.
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Why Is Bottled Water So Expensive?
Business editor Derek Thompson looks at how such a simple commodity became as pricey as soda.
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Economics in Plain English: Introducing The Atlantic's Video Explainer Series
Why does bottled water cost so much money? Are the machines really taking our jobs? What is money, anyway? Here, let us tell you.
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Economics in Plain English: A New Video Series From The Atlantic
Give us your best economic and business questions, whether serious, silly, or simple. We'll select the most interesting and answer them in a video explainer series.
