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What cafeterias can teach us about economics

What foods are offered and how they're arranged provide a surprising microcosm of the market.
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Does behavioral economics help Phil Jackson to excel as an NBA Coach?

Los Angeles Lakers' coach Phil Jackson uses small fines to create deterrents for bad behavior in his players.
What's cooler than a child-care tax credit? Obama's opt-out IRA.

The child-care tax credit would increase, but an opt-out IRA is both one of the most interesting and least controversial of Obama's middle-class aid proposals.
In Britain, Brown's take on organ donation boosts new credo

Libertarian paternalism – 'framing' choices for people, but letting them opt out – is gaining traction among US and European leaders.

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Next week's Wisconsin recall: a test drive of themes for Election 2012

Wisconsin recall election between Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Tom Barrett (D) enters its last furious week. It is a proving ground for the themes and players of the national election in November, analysts say.
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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.