Anti-Austerity Leftists Win Greek Election : The Two-Way : NPR

Alexis Tsipras, center, leader of Greece’s Syriza left-wing main opposition waves to his supporters after voting at a polling station in Athens on Sunday. Petros Giannakouris/AP hide caption itoggle caption Petros Giannakouris/AP Alexis Tsipras, center, leader of Greece’s Syriza left-wing main opposition waves to his supporters after voting at a polling station in Athens on…

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Episode 597: We’re Short America : Planet Money : NPR

END ID=”RES378917634″ CLASS=”BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML” We bet against this. Quoctrung Bui/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Quoctrung Bui/NPR We bet against this. Quoctrung Bui/NPR If you own a house, stock, bonds, or a retirement account, you’re betting that things are going to get better — that the lines on the chart will keep going up. Historically, this…

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Here’s what you need to know about Obama’s new plan to help families afford college – The Washington Post

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about community college education during a visit to Pellissippi State College in Knoxville, Tennessee, January 9, 2015. Obama wants to make two years of community college free and universally available, a proposal he said on Thursday he would flesh out in his State of the Union speech later this month….

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Here’s What the Swiss Central Bank Just Did and Why It’s Such a Shocker – Businessweek

Today the Swiss National Bank shocked the world when it announced it would remove the cap it had in place to prevent the Swiss franc from rising too high against the euro. Here’s what that means and what it’s all about. Switzerland has a long reputation for having an incredibly stable financial system (everyone knows about…

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Who Pays? 5th Edition | The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)

Who Pays? 5th Edition Read the Report in PDF Contents: Executive Summary Introduction The 10 Most Regressive State & Local Tax Systems The Least Regressive State & Local Tax Systems The Kind of Tax Matters Income Taxes Sales & Excise Taxes Property Taxes Low Taxes or Just Regressive Taxes? The Economic Case for Tax Fairness…

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