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Is it lean or is it “complean”?

One year after a majority of Americans said they hoped the sour economy wouldn’t impact their church giving, three in 10 Americans now say they’re putting less in the offering plate, the Religion News Service reported recently. Well, three in 10 … Continue reading

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Faith is what makes the economy exist

Southpark hero Kyle Broflovski, my second favorite little Jew, is the economic-savvy prophet in the Margaretville episode (aired on Comedy Central on March 25, 2009) who redeems the recession-hit town by his sacrifice. The concept of fiat money is well explained in … Continue reading

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Joseph, the first futures contractor

By Mirjam Donath Joseph, son of forefather Jacob, the one from the Book of Genesis, who was spoiled by his father, hated by his brothers and adored by women, was one of the first futures contractors in history. I have … Continue reading

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The Economy makes Americans religious?

By Mirjam Donath The fever around a new sociological research on why people go spiritual is, at least from a European’s point of view, just another supplier for fashionable New Yorkers’ Upper West Side table-chatting. It is Gregory Paul, an … Continue reading

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The Hungarian Prime Minister at Columbia University

By Mirjam Donath Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai gave a lecture at Columbia University on Wednesday addressing the present state of the Hungarian economy. The event was open to the general public and followed his meetings with UN Secretary-General Ban … Continue reading

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