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Scott Lemieux: Will the Trump Era Finally Kill Paul Ryan’s Wonkish Cred?: As Republicans gingerly begin to dismantle Obamacare, his reputation as an earnest number-cruncher is showing serious cracks.
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Reading: Ian Morris (2015): Foragers, Farmers and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve

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U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon