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12 Mar 2010

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Gay Partnerships in USA

In: Culture Politics Source: Economist

9 Mar 2010

From The Economist:

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Economist Videographics

In: Graphic Design (general) Maps Politics Source: Economist

1 Mar 2010

The Economist produces quality audio annotated presentations on a number of topics. Here are a few recent ones:

Asia’s Growing Economic Power (a historical perspective)

China’s territorial Disputes (it’s not just Taiwan)

Global Fertility

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Wall Street Bonuses

In: Bailout Finance Source: Economist Stock Market US Economy

25 Feb 2010

Thanks to Stephen Dobson for the heads up.

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Time Spent Retired

In: Culture Employment Global Economy Source: Economist

23 Feb 2010

Official retirement ages have failed to keep pace with rising life expectancy, making pensions increasingly unaffordable. In practice many people in the rich-world OECD countries retire several years early, which lets them enjoy, on average, some 19 years in retirement before death.

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Manufacturing Rebound

In: Global Economy Source: Economist

9 Feb 2010

Most industrial countries have recovered (temporarily, at least).

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How Far Have We Fallen?

In: Global Economy Source: Economist US Economy

26 Jan 2010

GDP, peak to trough.

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Global Pharmaceutical Prices

In: Global Economy Source: Economist

19 Jan 2010

and by the way, don’t take cipro without reading the label and drinking a lot of water.

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Freedom Still in Decline

In: Global Economy Politics Source: Economist

12 Jan 2010

Based on Freedom House’s 2010 survey.

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Israel/Palestine Conflict

In: Politics Source: Economist

8 Jan 2010

Number of deaths on both sides, and number of rockets/mortars fired into Israel.

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Stocks

In: Source: Economist Stock Market US Economy

7 Jan 2010

2008 and 2009 by sector, and compared to 2007 peaks.

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The Economist Big Mac Index

In: Food Global Economy Source: Economist US Economy

6 Jan 2010

THE Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP)-exchange rates should equalise the price of a basket of goods in different countries. The exchange rate that leaves a Big Mac costing the same in dollars everywhere is our fair-value benchmark. So our light-hearted index shows which countries the foreign-exchange market has blessed with a cheap currency, and which has it burdened with a dear one.