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Life-Changing Drugs Almost Nobody Can Afford
A New TV Show from The New York Times on FX and Hulu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/the-weekly/rare-diseases-orphan-drugs.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
How the Recession of 2020 Could Happen
The freeze-up in business confidence, caused in part by the trade war, could wind up affecting consumer confidence.
Who’s to Blame When Algorithms Discriminate?
A proposed rule from HUD would make it harder to hold people accountable for subtler forms of discrimination.
The End of Bidding Wars?
Multiple bids are becoming a rarity, even in the nation’s most competitive real estate markets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/realestate/the-end-of-bidding-wars.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Trump’s Economic Message: Everything Is Great, but We Need Huge Stimulus Now!
A tension between preparing for bad outcomes and scaring the public.
How Medicine Became the Stealth Family-Friendly Profession
Female doctors are more likely than other professionals to have children and keep working. The reasons offer lessons for other jobs.
Why Warning Pregnant Women Not to Drink Can Backfire
Harsh measures, or even threats of them, can lead to the avoidance of prenatal care entirely.
A Nun, a Doctor and a Lawyer — and Deep Regret Over the Nation’s Handling of Opioids
In an Appalachian town, an unlikely group of activists recognized the early stages of the deadly drug epidemic, and fought in vain to stem its rise.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/health/opioids-purdue-pennington-gap.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Why the U.S. Has Long Resisted Universal Child Care
Americans still aren’t in agreement that mothers should work at all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/upshot/why-americans-resist-child-care.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
What’s the Deal With That Inverted Yield Curve? A Sports Analogy Might Help
A bet by investors that the future will be worse than the present.
Global Economic Trouble Is Brewing, and the Trade War Is Only Part of It
A clear signal from the bond market that investors are pessimistic about the economy’s longer-term prospects.
The F.D.A.’s New Cigarette Warnings Are Disturbing. See for Yourself.
Weakened by court battles with major tobacco companies, the F.D.A. has softened its depictions of smoking-related illnesses required for cigarette packs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/health/cigarette-warnings.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges
With 1 in 10 Americans saying they misuse drugs, doctors should ask everyone about both illegal and prescription use, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/health/drug-screening-adults-teens.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
It’s Another Rocky August in the Markets. Does It Look Like 1998, or 2007?
A search for historical parallels offers both reassurance and angst.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/upshot/august-financial-troubles-history.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
On Guns, Public Opinion and Public Policy Often Diverge
Gun control measures have become more popular. But that shift may not be the biggest factor influencing Congress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/upshot/gun-control-polling-policies.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Biden’s Biggest Weakness? Iowa. But Some Rivals Don’t Seem to Know It.
A few major candidates are not focusing their campaigns on the state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/upshot/biden-iowa-biggest-weakness.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
What’s at Risk if the U.S. Stumbles Into a Currency War
It could wind up undermining the central role the United States has played in the international financial system.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/upshot/risk-currency-war-china.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Don’t Assume Trump’s Approval Rating Can’t Climb Higher. It Already Has.
Millions of Americans who did not like the president in 2016 now say they do.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/upshot/trump-approval-rating-rise.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Yes, There Is a Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment
With unemployment and inflation now low, it might seem that their relationship no longer matters. Not so fast, says the economist N. Gregory Mankiw.
‘Ready to Rumble’: U.S.-China Fight Puts World Economy on the Brink
A trade war spills into the realm of currency, with no end in sight.