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May 4, 2021
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May 4, 2021
What We Might Not Know About Big Tech

Comparing the companies called big tech, we can see the similar ways that they grew, diversified, and became increasingly powerful.

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May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
What We Can Learn From a Gnome Shortage

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May 2, 2021
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May 2, 2021
Why Renaming Countries and Cities is Costly

Renaming countries and cities is costly when we think of the municipal, business, and individual changes that it necessitates.

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May 1, 2021
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May 1, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Female CEOs to Corporate Taxes

Connecting economics, current events, and history, today's economic news roundup ranges from bananas to female CEOs and Head Start.

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April 30, 2021
Friday's e-links
April 30, 2021
April 2021 Friday’s e-links: An Apostrophe, One Paper, and Three Podcasts

For April's e-links, we look at an apostrophe and an AP exam problem, and podcasts that range from a movie analysis to a snakebite story.

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April 30, 2021
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April 30, 2021
Learn With Elaine: Logo Changes

Logo changes from corporations and government agencies convey a message about branding and product differentiation.

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April 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
April 30, 2021
How Head Start Connects to College

We can compare the early childhood education component of President Biden's legislative proposals to other preschool programs.

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April 29, 2021
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April 29, 2021
Judging the Spillover From Corporate Tax Avoidance

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April 28, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
April 28, 2021
How Men Named James Relate to Female CEOs

To assess the workplace gender gap among countries and companies, we need only look at the names James and Michael.

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