Monthly Archives: June 2015

The tragedy of Puerto Rico, America’s very own Greece

Think Greece’s economic problems are bad? Puerto Rico’s might be worse.

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Your handy #Grexit calculator

Will Greece manage, somehow, to remain in the euro? Or will it be forced to leave? Let’s do the math!

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Does your church ban gay marriage? Then it should start paying taxes.

We’ll let you practice your bigotry, at least within the confines of your own church. But we’re not about to reward you for doing so.

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The Punch Bowl Edition

Our hosts answer your questions about the Fed, inflation and equities, and the financial crises in Greece and Argentina.

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I haven’t been paying attention. What’s going on in Greece?

From #Tsipref to #Grexit, your questions answered.

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This hashtag lets you share the art you love

How did you acquire your favorite artwork? Who’s the artist? What do you love about it most? How much did it cost?

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Uber for benefits: An idea which could transform America’s economy

The benefits of technological innovation have to go to workers, not just Silicon Valley VCs.

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The New York Times should buy Bloomberg. Yes, really.

Arthur Sulzberger: call Mike Bloomberg’s office! You’ve ruled out selling your company to him. But have you thought about buying his company from him?

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The Cost of Employment Edition

Above the Law’s Elie Mystal talks about quitting big law, quitting your student debt, and quitting—whether you like it or not—your job as Twitter’s CEO.

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Why art and journalism don’t mix

Evan Solomon was caught literally and explicitly trading — to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars in pure profit — on the connections that he made as a journalist.

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The Time to Grow Up Edition

Slate Money talks with the New York Times’ Ron Lieber about his new book for parents, the worst charity you could give your money to, and the need to insure Uber drivers.

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How Nike could kill the Nikebots, and why it doesn’t

Nikebots are essentially a largely unanticipated outgrowth of the marketing phenomenon that is Michael Jordan.

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