Kansas is great at growing wheat, but growing wheat hasn’t been great for Kansas.
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Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized
Tax the Rich
In this economy, what’s a fair share?
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Business & Tech
Why Don’t We Work Less?
Is it because we don’t want to, because we can’t, or is there something else at play?
Posted inBooks, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Early Principles That Guided the Makers of LEGO
In his book Brick by Brick, David Robertson outlines the early successes and failures of the Denmark-based LEGO Group.
Posted inReading List
The Audacity of Hope: A Reading List on Barack Obama
Of all the articles written about Obama over the years, the ones that intrigued me most were the ones that helped me get to know the man and what he stood for, just a little bit better. With this reading list we remember the man, his time in office, and take a peek at what’s in store after the White House.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quotes
Looking Back On the Last Housing Bubble From the Precipice of the Next One
A decade later, some homeowners still haven’t recovered from the mortgage crisis of 2008.
Posted inFood, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Farming A Warming Planet: An Interview Nathanael Johnson
How California farmers are planning ahead for climate change while balancing their immediate economic concerns.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Hating Big Pharma Is Good, But Supply-Side Epidemic Theory Is Killing People
New books about the opioid crisis — “Dopesick,” “Fight for Space” and “American Fix” — have different ideas about who’s to blame and what to do next. Our critic says regulating supply can have deadly consequences, and we need to address users’ pain.
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Story
Nurses, Unite!
What nurses’ unions can teach the Democratic Party.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
Not Quite Not White
Sharmila Sen grew up understanding distinctions between castes and religions, between the educated and the illiterate. Race was a distinction she didn’t understand until she came to America.
