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M.I.T. Principles of Macroeconomics. Slides, problems sets, exams. Krugman, 1998 - Economics in the Rear-View Mirror
irwincollier.com
One might think that putting together robust links to economics course materials found in the internet archive, Wayback Machine, would be relatively …
World News
Israeli-Iranian singer unites different cultures
jpost.com - SARAH MOOSAZADEH
Michal Elia Kamal uses personal experiences and her Iranian background to create songs that connect with people from across the …
Anti-Semitism
London Mayor honours Jews killed in the Holocaust
timesofisrael.com - By Jewish News reporter
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has paid his respects to the millions of Jewish victims of the Holocaust as he visited the Memorial to the Murdered Jews …
Gaza
IDF says Gaza raid wasn’t an assassination, praises troops’ ‘heroic’ extraction
timesofisrael.com - By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli special forces operation deep inside the Gaza Strip on Sunday night that sparked hours of clashes and left one senior IDF officer dead was …
Liberal View
Red vs. Blue: Here’s how tax-taking, Trump-loving states are completely dependent on the rest of America
rawstory.com - Robert Reich
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress love to demonize government handouts, which, in fact, their own supporters depend on and are increasingly …
American Cities
Amazon’s HQ2 Spectacle Isn’t Just Shameful—It Should Be Illegal
The Atlantic - Derek Thompson
Each year, local governments spend nearly $100 billion to move headquarters and factories between states. It’s a wasteful exercise that requires a national solution. The Amazon HQ2 saga had all the hallmarks
University of California
What Happens to Men Who Stay Bachelors Forever, According to Science
Fatherly - Lauren Vinopal
Men who never marry or have kids might not be as lonely as they seem. Men who never get married and have children are many things—and not all of them …
Tel Aviv
Meet ToHA: The Most Talked About New Building in Israel
haaretz.com - Naama Riba
The unusual proportions of the 'Totzeret Haaretz' building in Tel Aviv, with architect and superstar designer Ron Arad’s distinctive style built into …
World News
European parties urged to agree Israel boycott tactics are antisemitic
The Guardian - Arthur Neslen
A conference in Brussels backed by the Israeli government is to push for all European political parties to sign up to “red lines” that declare boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) tactics to be “fundamentally
Opinion
Why a Great U.S. Economy Doesn’t Feel So Great
Bloomberg - Noah Smith
John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, describes the economy “strong.” CNN says it’s “soaring.” Vice calls it “great,” and …
Jewish Culture
Men Shouting In Arabic About Killing Jews Disrupt London Kristallnacht Vigil
forward.com - By JTA
(JTA)— A vigil held by pro-Israel activists in London for Jews murdered in Arab countries was dispersed violently by men shouting about killing Jews …
Social Security
How The Midterm Elections May Steer Retirement Policy
Forbes - Teresa Ghilarducci
Seniors vote more than anyone (over 70 percent of those age 65 and older vote compared to less than 50 percent of 18 to 29 year olds). Seniors also are the nation’s fastest growing demographic group, a
Palestinian Authority
'PA should pay victims, not terrorists'
israelnationalnews.com - Eliran Aharon,
Attorney Nati Rom, the founder of the 'Lev HaOlam' organization, praised the Supreme Court for rejecting the Palestinian Authority petition against a …
Tech Industry
Israel's tech firms launch hunt for Arab and Charedim employees
thejc.com
The shortage of workers in Israel’s hi tech industry is rapidly becoming a crisis. A further 15,000 trained personnel are needed than are currently …
Housing
A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US
Business Insider - Hillary Hoffower and Andy Kiersz
• Many minimum-wage workers can't even afford a modest one-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual report.• The national housing wage for a modest one-bedroom
Credit Card Debt
Most Money Advice Is Worthless When You’re Poor
VICE - Anita Hamilton
Savings tips are classist garbage and belong in the trash. For the entirety of my working life, I’ve been poor. I currently make sandwiches for a living and my last job was making smoothies. Before that,
News (U.S.)
The Long Shadow of Kristallnacht Hangs Over the Pittsburgh Shootings
The Daily Beast - Nicolaus Mills
As the mourning for the 11 victims of the assault on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh continues, the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht is …
Jerusalem
The dramatic new finds at Tel Beit Shemesh
timesofisrael.com - Yitzchak Ginsburgh
It is a highway through time. Route 38, just before the southern entrance to Beit Shemesh, cuts right through what is currently the largest …
World News
Jewish Americans are now the face of Trump resistance
jpost.com - Michael Wilner
79% of Jewish voters chose Democrats, only 17% supported Republicans. Down nearly 10% in two short, if eventful years. > • > AMERICANS TAKE part in the …
Palestinian Authority
Israel said to fear US peace plan includes Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff
Israel is reportedly concerned that the Trump administration is considering recognizing Jerusalem as the Palestinian as well as the Israeli capital …
Agile Development
Agile at Scale
Harvard Business Review - Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff Sutherland, Andy Noble
By now most business leaders are familiar with agile innovation teams. These small, entrepreneurial groups are designed to stay close to customers and adapt quickly to changing conditions. When implemented
Tel Aviv
Keep coming home
jpost.com - JPost Editorial
This is the easiest time in history to be a Jew who lives in the Land of Israel. Every Jew who makes aliyah contributes to the grand diversity that …
Palestinian Authority
Grenades found in Joseph's Tomb as 1000 Jewish worshippers visit
israelnationalnews.com
Terrorists near Joseph's Tomb open fire on IDF soldiers, hurl firebombs and place grenades in tomb complex.
News (U.S.)
The next eight retailers at risk of Sears' fate
Axios - Erica Pandey
We've chronicled the fall of Sears — how its deliberate sluggishness killed the Amazon of the 20th century. But Sears is not alone. What’s next: The …
Employment
The Real Reason Costco Employees Check Receipts at Exits
mentalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen
If shoppers have one complaint about Costco—the vast discount warehouse chain with a notoriously permissive return policy and speedy checkout …
Profit
What We Can Learn About the Economics of Discrimination from a Chilling Study of 1930s Germany
Harvard Business Review - Kilian Huber, Volker Lindenthal, Fabian Waldinger
Large-scale, government-directed discrimination against a group of people is extremely damaging to those being targeted. It also permeates every aspect of society, including business. For example, talented
Conservative View
Economics as a Vocation
mises.org - Joseph T. Salerno
The Free Market 26, no. 1 (January 2005)Should economics be pursued as a profession or a vocation? The choice isn’t about the job title of a …
Liberal View
Paul Krugman explains why Trump may have massively screwed up Sessions’ firing: ‘His wall has been breached’
rawstory.com - Brad Reed
Was President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replace him with Matthew Whitaker part of a cunning strategy to end …
Homeland Security
Trump on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year
CNN - By Dan Merica, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump's travel to his private club in Florida has cost over an estimated $20 million in his first 80 days as president, putting the president on pace in his first year of office

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M.I.T. Principles of Macroeconomics. Slides, problems sets, exams. Krugman, 1998 - Economics in the Rear-View Mirror

Israeli-Iranian singer unites different cultures

London Mayor honours Jews killed in the Holocaust

IDF says Gaza raid wasn’t an assassination, praises troops’ ‘heroic’ extraction

Red vs. Blue: Here’s how tax-taking, Trump-loving states are completely dependent on the rest of America

Amazon’s HQ2 Spectacle Isn’t Just Shameful—It Should Be Illegal

What Happens to Men Who Stay Bachelors Forever, According to Science

Meet ToHA: The Most Talked About New Building in Israel

European parties urged to agree Israel boycott tactics are antisemitic

Why a Great U.S. Economy Doesn’t Feel So Great

Men Shouting In Arabic About Killing Jews Disrupt London Kristallnacht Vigil

How The Midterm Elections May Steer Retirement Policy

'PA should pay victims, not terrorists'

Israel's tech firms launch hunt for Arab and Charedim employees

A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US

Most Money Advice Is Worthless When You’re Poor

The Long Shadow of Kristallnacht Hangs Over the Pittsburgh Shootings

The dramatic new finds at Tel Beit Shemesh

Jewish Americans are now the face of Trump resistance

Israel said to fear US peace plan includes Jerusalem as Palestinian capital

Agile at Scale

Keep coming home

Grenades found in Joseph's Tomb as 1000 Jewish worshippers visit

The next eight retailers at risk of Sears' fate

The Real Reason Costco Employees Check Receipts at Exits

What We Can Learn About the Economics of Discrimination from a Chilling Study of 1930s Germany

Economics as a Vocation

Paul Krugman explains why Trump may have massively screwed up Sessions’ firing: ‘His wall has been breached’

Trump on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year