Inside Vivek Ramaswamy's intense, high-maintenance, and highly air-conditioned empire

Tech Insider : Politics
Vivek sweats in front of a circle of ACs.

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How knockoffs took over America

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A row of handbags gets duplicated.
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The paradox of the American West: plenty of open land, but nowhere to build new homes

Tech Insider : Economy
A conveyer belt full of houses crashes into a mountain in the West.
The cost of housing in Western states is soaring. But the simple solution — build more houses — is proving difficult.

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Western states have plenty of wide open land. So why can't they build more homes?

How a single hard-charging CEO helped the US dollar take over the world

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A collage of the history of Citibank.
By building a global bank, Citibank helped the US dollar become dominant.

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Gen Z is giving up on college

Tech Insider : Economy
Gen-z stepping over a college graduation cap.
In the wake of the pandemic and economic uncertainty, Gen Z is questioning whether college is worth it.

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Forget the Deep State. Trump is at war with the whole state

Tech Insider : Politics
Trump in front of the Capitol and Supreme Court.
Trump's attacks have shifted to the surface state — the state itself. He's going after prosecutors, judges, grand juries, and state officials.

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‘I’ve had this black cloud looming over me’: How private lenders have left millions of college students with no hope for the future

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A small piggy bank is surrounded by a hurricane of student loan papers, unable to escape.
Despite the political fight over student-loan forgiveness, people with private student debt are stuck with predatory loan terms they can't escape.

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