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05/18/2016 - Food For Thought: American Capitalism’s Great Crisis

American Capitalism’s Great Crisis – Time Magazine

In a Time cover story, the magazine examines the dramatic shifts that are occurring within America’s economy, especially in the relationship between Wall Street and Main Street, and how we might go about fixing the situation.

 

Anti-Trust in the Age of Amazon – The New York Times

The new rules of online commerce are confounding the Federal Trade Commission, which is still playing by the old rules when trying to determine what is or is not considered anti-trust.

 

Millennials Match Baby Boomers as Largest Generation in U.S. Electorate, But Will They Vote? – Pew Research Center

Millennials, who already have surpassed Baby Boomers as the United States’ largest living generation, now have caught up to the Boomers when it comes to their share of the American electorate. Now, the question is, how will they wield that influence politically?

 

The Case of the $629 Band-Aid – And What it Reveals About American Health Care – Vox

Vox uses one family’s story of a seemingly overpriced trip to the ER to examine how “facility fees” vex the American health care system and, in turn, other parts of our economy.