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Inequality: From the Pineapple to Redistribution

While it can be interesting to see the massive incomes of the richest billionaires, global inequality is much more complicated.

Weekjly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
Innovation
The Inventions That Really Made a Difference

Lighting history can remind us that a technology timeline reflects countless incremental steps as progress unfolds.

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February 2023 Friday’s e-links: The Best Graphics

Continuing with our February e-links, we recommend revisiting a wonderful website with open source graphics that inspire and inform.

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August 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Clever Website

Continuing with our August e-links, I recommend a website I’ve been visiting regularly because of its attractive graphics and analysis.

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Economic History
A New Way To See Old Age

Looking back 55 years at the changes in life expectancy, we could decide to change our definition of what it means to be old.

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