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The 13 Outrageous Tax Giveaways Donald Trump Ignores
The Republican front-runner is taking on one tax giveaway but he’s sidestepping seven bigger ones.
7 min read
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World
The Hidden Costs of the World’s Ghost Apartments
Across the globe, the superwealthy are snatching up palatial apartments and driving up the cost of living.
9 min read
Entertainment
Our Favorite Films of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks
Newsweek staff writers and editors dish about their favorite films of the year.
23 min read
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Business
How Google and Apple Make Their Taxes Disappear
The British government says it knows how to tax the profits Google earns. It’s simple, elegant and probably won’t change anything.
6 min read
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Our Favorite Books of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks
Though far from exhaustive, this twenty-book list is a small glimpse at the books we read and loved in 2014.
23 min read
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Business
Corporate Deadbeats: How Companies Get Rich Off Of Taxes
The corporate tax dodge behind the proposed Burger King merger with Tim Hortons sticks little guys with a huge bill
14 min read
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World
C. David Heymann’s Lies About JFK and Jackie, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor
Don’t believe everything you read: A serial fabricator and the shocking lies he told about JFK, RFK, Marilyn, Jackie, Liz and so many more…
24 min read
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Sports
Wealthy Sports Team Owners Want Taxbreaks to Go on Forever
The owners of America’s pro sports franchises are some of the richest men in the country. So why do they insist on taking billions in welfare?
6 min read
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Too Big to Jail
Bankers behind the subprime collapse are lucky Congress and the White House refused to call in the one man who knows how to nail them
9 min read
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How to Cheat on Your Taxes
It’s almost foolproof, and tax collectors don’t seem to mind. The only catch: You have to be rich
9 min read
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Science
Telecom Giants Drag Their Feet on Broadband for the Whole Country
Despite the billions in surcharges to pay for it, the telecom giants have decided they don’t want to bring broadband to the entire nation
8 min read
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Bringing Home the Big Bucks in the Public Sector
Research by many scholars has shown that privatization does not save taxpayer money
6 min read
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California Farms Are Slow to Adopt Water-Saving Technology
America will pay more for food if the drought goes on much longer. Many fear it will.
8 min read
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Why Thomas Jefferson Favored Profit Sharing
The Founding Fathers feared inequality would doom America, and knew what to do about it
7 min read
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Kentucky-Fried Politics
Electricity just got a lot more expensive in the Northwest thanks to some deft work by two senators
8 min read
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A $2.6 Billion Slap on the Wrist
J.P. Morgan got off light for its crucial role in the Bernie Madoff scam
6 min read
Business
A $2.6 Billion Slap on the Wrist
JPMorgan got off light for its crucial role in the Bernie Madoff scam.
6 min read
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The Myth of Health Care’s Free Market
Ever wonder why an appendectomy costs $8,000 in one place and $29,000 elsewhere?
7 min read
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The Myth of Health Care’s Free Market
Ever wonder why an appendectomy costs $8,000 in one place and $29,000 elsewhere?
7 min read
Entertainment
15 Profound Thoughts About Toys
Toys can exert a powerful influence, shaping lifestyles and career choices as well as culture, though often in ways not at all obvious.
6 min read
Business
JPMorgan Doesn’t Want to Talk About Bernie Madoff
The Justice Department is shielding the bank from investigators who want to know more about its connections to its most infamous client, Bernie Madoff.
6 min read
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