Monthly Archives: October 2015

How Bernie Sanders is like Ronald Reagan: The hedgehog, the fox, and the 2016 election

There’s no shortage of hedgehogs for Republicans to pick from. But the Democrats only have one in the race.

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Bernie Sanders: ‘We need pay equity for women’

The full video.

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Bernie Sanders: ‘Invest in jobs and education, rather than jails and incarceration.’

Fusion senior editor Felix Salmon sat down with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles last Wednesday, the day after the first Democratic presidential debate, to talk about economic policy.

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The Service As A Service Edition

Slate Money on the end of tipping, the shortcomings of Theranos, and the week’s megamergers.

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The sad truth about airfares

The system is rigged against you.

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SimplyCredit wants to profit by paying off your credit cards. (No, really.)

The new service claims it will pay off your debt in the smartest possible way.

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Google’s mobile-friendly pages make it seem like a hero…for now

I am willing to cede a lot of power and agency to the seemingly benign overlords at Google.

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How MindGeek transformed the economics of porn

Using MindGeek’s suite of websites, sex workers can reach more potential customers, more safely, and more cheaply than ever before.

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The Housing Edition

Slate Money, with special guest Bethany McLean, discusses Fannie and Freddie, high rents, and whether our co-host Jordan should buy a home.

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Meet Bill Gross, batshit billionaire

Gross has made it very, very clear that he doesn’t really care what’s in his own best interest.

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The Kunduz hospital bombing: Terrible accident, or war crime?

Any investigation into this bombing has to start from the assumption that it’s at least possible a dreadful war crime was committed.

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Teen chef Flynn McGarry: The kid can cook.

Nothing could be more on trend than a precocious teen.

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The Disparate Impact Edition

Slate Money talks loan discrimination, Jack Dorsey’s Twitter and Square, and distressed debt.

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