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If Height Matched Income, American Rich Would Be Two Miles Tall

If height and income were proportional, the average American would be waist high. The rich would be two miles tall. The poor? Nearly invisible.

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Food Price Watch: Riots in Algeria; Mexican Government Buys Maize Futures

Sugar, meat, and cereal prices reach record levels as economists warn of global food riots by Easter.

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Is San Francisco's Happy Meal Ban Too Paternalistic?

San Francisco banned the Happy Meal because it's too tempting and unhealthy. Are we losing our freedoms or gaining the ability to go for a jog?