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Back to SearchWhat do the signs of a stock market bubble look like?
The stock market continues to hit high numbers despite the overall economy being uneven, to say the least. And recently there's been a lot of people …
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100 years later: What people in 1921 predicted would happen in 2021
What did people 100 years ago expect would happen in 2021? What did they imagine today's world would look like? It's a really interesting question th…
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Corporations are shutting off the political donation faucet, but it's not actually a big deal
We're still taking stock of the fallout from the violence at the US Capitol last week. One ripple effect has been that many corporations have announc…
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What's different now that Brexit is official?
After years of political turmoil, the United Kingdom has finally left the European Union. So now that Brexit is official, what exactly has changed? W…
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2020 is finally over, but the top risks of 2021 are their own fresh hell
2020 is done, over with, kaput, and good riddance to bad rubbish. Time to tackle 2021's unique challenges, which unfortunately look no less dystopian…
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Life after COVID: it's going to be harder for some people to adjust than others
The coronavirus pandemic upended our lives in just about every way -- including socially. A lot of people have been basically stuck in their homes fo…
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The star of the 2020 economy was widening inequality. Will 2021 close that gap or make it worse?
2020 was horrible for a lot of people in a lot of ways, and one of the main themes in the economy was the massive chasm between the haves and have no…
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The fallout after the US Capitol was overrun
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 was a day we will truly never forget, when the US Capitol was overrun by a violent mob that had just left a rally where Pr…
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"Sending a strong signal." Merrick Garland and the Justice Department's new priorities
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Attorney General is Judge Merrick Garland. He's widely known as the Supreme Court pick of President Obama who…
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Mutant coronavirus strains are emerging around the world. How serious are they?
There are a lot of reasons to be positive about the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as vaccines start to be rolled out around the world. In th…
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