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October 13, 2020
Economic News Roundup and twist-tie tariffs
October 13, 2020
Why We Could Have Twist Tie Tariffs

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October 12, 2020
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October 12, 2020
All We Need To Know About Where Our Energy Comes From and Where It Goes

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's annual flow chart is the easy way to see all you want to know about U.S. energy use.

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October 11, 2020
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October 11, 2020
Why Potty Parity Is About Much More Than the Bathroom

Looking at a history of potty parity, we see a common thread that connects the groups with limited access to public restrooms.

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October 10, 2020
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October 10, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Watching Sports to Wearing Sweats

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our economic news roundup ranges from wearing sweatpants to spending stimulus checks.

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October 9, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and sports viewership
October 9, 2020
The Sticky Side of Sports Viewership

Although everyone expected a spike in sports viewership when games resumed, they were surprised by the fans' response.

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October 8, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese pigs
October 8, 2020
An Update: Law and Odor on North Carolina’s Hog Farms

The massive manure pools created by North Carolina's hog farms have many problems that have not been solved.

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October 8, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese pigs
October 8, 2020
An Update: Law and Odor on North Carolina’s Hog Farms

The massive manure pools created by North Carolina's hog farms have many problems that have not been solved.

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October 7, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and business suits
October 7, 2020
Why the Business Suit Is About More Than Clothing

About much more than clothing, the disappearance of the business suit relates to a massive retail restructuring.

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October 6, 2020
Stimulus spending
October 6, 2020
Where Stimulus Cash Was Spent

As we plan new stimulus spending, we can look back at the CARES Act to see how recipients used their money.

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October 3, 2020
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October 3, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Popping Corn to Hibernating Bears

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our economic news roundup ranges from the economic recovery to cooperating computers.

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October 1, 2020
Fat Bear Week
October 1, 2020
What We Can Learn From a Very Fat Bear

Having observed Alaska's Fat Bear Week, we can see the tradeoffs created by a proposed copper and gold mine.

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September 30, 2020
Economic News Roundup and artificial Intelligence
September 30, 2020
How Algorithms Change Gasoline Prices

Looking at gasoline prices that are controlled by algorithms, we could be surprised by how they affect competition.

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