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US government shutdown: Doing away with the dollar

US government shutdown: Doing away with the dollar

What would the world look like without the dollar's supremacy? As US officials seek a deal to end the shutdown, some commentators are eyeing alternatives

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Is the world getting better or worse?

Earth

Is the world getting better or worse?

Comment

Is happiness found in our minds or in our wallets?

Life

Is happiness found in our minds or in our wallets?

CultureLab

Selling sensation: the new marketing territory

Selling sensation: the new marketing territory

Opinion

State of innovation: Busting the private-sector myth

Technology

State of innovation: Busting the private-sector myth

Comment

Micropayments now ready to slash price of online news

Technology

Micropayments now ready to slash price of online news

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Earth

We can't afford to wait on climate change

Opinion

How the 'youth bulge' can make or break a country

Life

How the 'youth bulge' can make or break a country

Features

Bitcoin sells out as big business moves in

Technology

Bitcoin sells out as big business moves in

Analysis

The wonder year: Why 1978 was the best year ever

Earth

The wonder year: Why 1978 was the best year ever

Grease was the word. It was fun to stay at the YMCA. Global prosperity and well-being peaked in 1978 – and has been going downhill since

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Earth

Bring back the spirit of '78

Opinion

Earth

What do we fix first – environment or economy?

CultureLab

Earth

Europe's carbon tax is down but not out

Comment

Life

Brazil uprising points to rise of leaderless networks

Analysis

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