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California

Why patent lawsuits and hot tubs don't mix

A tale of interface design, monopoly control in the spa world, and lots and lots of bubbles
Andrew Leonard
Unemployment

New jobs numbers: Not horribly awful!

Overall payrolls drop 54,000, but private sector employment rises. The government's take: "Almost unchanged." Yay?
Andrew Leonard
Globalization

The Burger King-eating boys from Brazil

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Andrew Leonard
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The Koch brothers invade California

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Elizabeth Warren

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