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November 2022 / Society

When $500,000 Disappeared from a Small Town

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 - by J.R. Patterson

The heist that tore apart a community—and exposed eroding faith in municipal governments across the country

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Society

What Is the Cost of a Cashless Society?

August 4, 2022August 9, 2022 - by Lucy Uprichard

The trend toward digital payment could shortchange the country’s most vulnerable

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Podcasts

How Did Credit Scores Become So Powerful? Episode 20 of The Deep Dive

June 2, 2022June 3, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Award winning journalist Emily Baron Cadloff breaks down the fundamentals of credit scores and the power of the credit system.

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Business / June 2022

How Credit Scores Can Run—and Ruin—Our Lives

May 24, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Emily Baron Cadloff

You can have a great credit history and still see your score plummet. How did the rating system become so powerful?

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Books

A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

May 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Ira Wells

We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them

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Society

Rihanna and Beyoncé Can’t Save Us: Celebrating Black Wealth Is a Distraction

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 - by Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

I can understand why we cling to stories of Black people thriving. But this way of thinking ignores what has been built on our backs

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Podcasts

Tax Me, I Am The 1%

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 - by Claire Trottier

S3E17 of The Conversation Piece

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Business

Navigating a Changing Economy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Conversations about work, inflation, and real estate dominated the year

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Environment / January/February 2022

Green Investing Is Having Its Moment in the Sun. Can It Help Save the Planet?

December 16, 2021June 28, 2022 - by Ainslie Cruickshank

As interest grows in sustainable stocks, observers worry there’s more hype than substance to the trend

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September/October 2021

Ask a Real Estate Expert: Is the Housing Bubble Going to Burst?

August 11, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Diana Petramala

Mortgage rates are low and housing prices keep rising, which may mean a coming crash

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