By Alex Rogers
- “The International Monetary Fund approved a $17-billion loan to Ukraine with an immediate disbursement of $3.2 billion to help the country pay its debts as separatist unrest threatens to split the nation’s east.” [Bloomberg]
- “Russia’s economy is already in recession and is expected to lose at least $100 billion in investment this year, largely due to the “geopolitical uncertainties” created by its conflict with Ukraine…” [L.A. Times]
- Louis C.K. Against the Common Core [New Yorker]
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