Economy:
The War Against Youth – Esquire
America’s dream unravels: As other nations rise, the US is in relative economic decline – and the country’s political system is making things worse – Financial Times
Why Some Countries and Cities Are So Much More Expensive Than Others – The Atlantic
Markets:
Farmers to plant 95.9 million acres of corn: Most in 75 years – LA Times
Shiller: Housing Has “Chance” to Bottom But Suburban Prices May Not Recover “In Our Lifetime” – Yahoo! Finance
Two Pros Weigh In on U.S. Stocks – Wall Street Journal
Politics:
Why Nations Fail – New York Times (Thomas Friedman)
Eurozone ministers boost firewall to $1tn – BBC
