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Have we been thinking about economic growth all wrong?

Agriculture is one of the most important places for productivity to grow. | Getty Images/narvikk An economist’s daring theory: Our…

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Why a Democratic Senate majority still matters ⁠— even if they lose the House

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on April 26. | Jim Watson/AFP/Getty…

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Was Russia’s decision to cut off natural gas exports a mistake?

Russian President Vladimir Putin links hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20…

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What happens when The Real World turns you into an “Angry Black Woman”

Melissa Beck from The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans | Paramount+ Real World: Homecoming is a second chance for the…

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Can Sri Lanka dig itself out of a $50 billion debt?

Protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration near the president’s office in Colombo on April 30, 2022, demanding President Gotabaya…

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The Great Resignation is becoming a “great midlife crisis”

The Great Resignation is not just for kids. | Getty Images/iStockphoto Older, more tenured people are increasingly quitting their jobs.…

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Oklahoma just passed its own 6-week abortion ban. Here’s what this one does.

Abortion rights advocates gather outside the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City on April 5 to protest several anti-abortion bills being…

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The Offer is a TV show about how great movies are

The Offer tries to tell the story of the making of The Godfather. But it mostly reminds us how great…

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The long-shot campaign to get big banks out of fossil fuels

Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs all faced shareholder votes to crack down on funding for fossil…

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The winners and losers of Apple’s anti-tracking feature

Your iPhone got more private, but how much more? | Getty Images Apple’s big privacy update came out a year…

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