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Adam Davidson on the fiscal cliff, cable TV, $4000 suits, the giant pool of...
The term “fiscal cliff” is controversial. So Adam Davidson, the New York Times Magazine columnist and co-host of NPR’s Planet Money, prefers to call it “the self-imposed, self-destructive arbitrary...
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Money Talks: The speakers in session 4 at TEDGlobal 2013
In the immortal words of the Wu-Tang Clan, “Cash rules everything around me.” Then again, as Benjamin Franklin put it, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” So how are we to parse this thing — money —...
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10 alternative currencies, from Bitcoin to BerkShares to sweat to laundry...
Paul Kemp-Robertson talks about how non-government currencies are gaining consumer trust at TEDGlobal 2013. Photo: Bret Hartman “Is there a reason for governments to be in charge of money?” asks Paul...
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Fellows Friday: A TED Fellow confesses to having only $5 to their name …
A TED Fellow posted on an anonymous confession board: “I only have $5 in my bank account til Sep 12. Not sure how I’ll get by either.” This is what happened. At the recent TED Fellows Retreat in...
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Adam Davidson on the government shutdown, and why it’s economically “suicidal”
In December 2012, Planet Money co-host Adam Davidson stopped by the TED office to talk about the fiscal cliff. At the time, the U.S. Congress was weeks away from a deadline to set a course on federal...
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