Economy:
The Economists Who Studied All-You-Can-Eat Buffets – Atlantic
Summers Sticks With Secular Stagnation Warning After Jobs Data – Bloomberg
The Booming Economy vs. The Struggling Middle Class – Brookings
Markets:
The baseball-card bubble – Economist
What Lies Behind the Plunge of the Ruble? – Economonitor
Politics:
Japan Approves $29 Billion Spending Package to Boost Economy – Bloomberg
Japanese firms to spurn PM’s call for higher wages next year: survey – Reuters
Twenty states will raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 – Washington Post
