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Charter Schools
A Success Academy charter school. (Wikimedia)

Who Benefits from Closing Charter Schools?

1170 658 Daniel Duarte

Unchallenged Teacher-Union Lobbying Reveals Bias

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walmart
There are now over 5,000 Walmart stores across the United States, serving mostly low-income households. (Walmart)

Walmart a Boon for the Hungry

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Proximity to Store Improves Food Security, Reduces Cost of Living

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minimum-wage advocates
Advocates for the minimum wage forget that (1) a low-paid job is better than no job, and (2) low-wage workers are often acquiring useful experience, a stepping stone to better opportunities. (Fibonacci Blue)

What Minimum-Wage Advocates Ignore

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Businesses React by Reducing Payrolls, Cutting Benefits, Increasing Automation

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little pink house
Susette Kelo shows how vulnerable individuals are before state officials in cahoots with crony corporations. (Little Pink House)

The Scourge of Eminent Domain Seen on the Big Screen

1170 658 Paz Gómez

‘Little Pink House’ Questions Supreme-Court Ruling against Homeowner

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utah landscape
Salt Lake City and Provo exemplify the positive effects of Utah's tax and labor policies. (Elizabeth Haslam)

Utah Once Again Shows the Way to Prosperity

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Less Government Expenditure, Lower Tax Rates Increase Economic Growth

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us sugar cartel
US sugar program kills three confectionery-manufacturing jobs for each sugar-growing and harvesting job saved. (OpenDemocracy)

The Sugar Cartel versus the American People

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Farm Subsidies a Major Source of Crony Capitalism

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gender empowerment
Dora Ampuero (center) is a renowned intellectual entrepreneur that promotes economic freedom in Ecuador. (IEEP)

A Proven Strategy to Boost the Status of Women

710 350 Paz Gómez

Economic Freedom, Legal Autonomy Underpin Gender Equality

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alvaro vargas llosa
Álvaro Vargas Llosa has offered a historic, award-winning contribution to economic development for Latin America. (Atlas)

The One Book Latin American Reformers Need to Read

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Álvaro Vargas Llosa Diagnoses the Infirmity, Prescribes the Treatment

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unpaid internships
In January, the US Department of Labor made qualification for unpaid internships slightly more lenient. (Marine Corps)

Why Unpaid Internships Make Sense

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Moral Opposition Stems from Misplaced Sense of Entitlement

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