Mood Riffs

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  Rules and Resistance

  Leaders around the world are becoming more authoritarian.
   
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  We’ve Got Everything Under Control

  Financial markets and economies are governed by social mood.
   
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  America’s Nine Political Tribes

  U.S. political divisions go far deeper than Republicans vs. Democrats.
   
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  Bol-so-no-no

  Jair Bolsonaro’s political career is on the line in Brazil.
   
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  New Car Fever

  Investors are fueling Tesla’s high share prices.
   
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  “Nice Workin’ for Ya.”

  Optimism is fueling “The Great Resignation.”
   
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  Visionaries, Architects Think “Big”

  A billionaire envisions a new city in the American desert.
   
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  Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

  The “everything” bubble is expanding.
   
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  Tormenting Taiwan

  China is flexing its muscles … again.
   
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  Here No More

  The U.S. has declared 23 species extinct.