Prince George’s County is a hub of black wealth. But when the housing market cratered, it was not be spared. [...]
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Prince George’s County is a hub of black wealth. But when the housing market cratered, it was not be spared. [...] Guild Wars 2 Leveling SOURCE: Flickr/Illinois Springfield Cross-posted from Campus Progress By now, just about everyone knows how far reaching the impact of student debt is. A recent report from Pew found that it now affects 1 in 5 households, but what doesn’t get as reported on as frequently is it’s disproportionate impact on [...] “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.” -John Maynard Keynes In The Myth of the Rational Market, Justin Fox, the ”Curious Capitalist” columnist for Time, traces the lineage of the efficient market hypothesis, a school of thought backed by the economic [...] Like cool visualizations? Like information? (Of course you do, you’re here, aren’t you?) Want to wile away a few hours? A co-worker sent me a link to this chart he saw on The Big Picture. It’s spending in billions (adjusted for today’s dollars) on random stuff color-coded by “spending, earning, giving, fighting, losing, and illin’.” [...]
My Monday morning was bound to be something of a disappointment; after all, I was in an unusually good mood for most of this weekend and it’s pretty difficult to sustain that kind of high into the work week. Of course, I probably didn’t do myself any favors by starting my day with another [...] |
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