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☐ ☆ ✇ The New Yorker

How to Spend Your City’s Money

By: Nick Romeo — March 24th 2023 at 10:00
In a system known as participatory budgeting, citizens tell the government what to do.
☐ ☆ ✇ The New Yorker

Silicon Valley Bank and the Dangers of Magical Thinking

By: Sheelah Kolhatkar — March 20th 2023 at 21:51
The gutting of federal regulations is partially to blame for the bank’s crisis. But so is a belief, prevalent in the finance and tech worlds, that profits will come forever, and that there is little need to plan for a rainy day.
☐ ☆ ✇ The New Yorker

Does the President Have Control Over Inflation?

By: Sheelah Kolhatkar — February 11th 2023 at 11:00
Republicans have blamed Joe Biden for inflation rates, and Biden has claimed credit for reducing them. But maybe neither is entirely deserved.
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