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The Best Business Reads of August

The month’s most interesting stories about money and economics from around the web
Source: Reed Saxon / AP

Each month, the editors of The Atlantic’s Business Channel share the most interesting pieces of journalism about money and economics from around the web.

This month’s picks include a commentary on segregation in Los Angeles, the tech investor Ellen Pao writing on sexism in Silicon Valley, a look at how NBA stars are investing their money, and an analysis of how Elon Musk’s proposed Hyperloop might alter commutes.

If you’ve missed previous roundups, you can find recent ones here and here.


Is Anybody Home at HUD?

Alec MacGillis | New York Magazine

HUD faced an existential crisis. The new president’s then–chief strategist, Steve Bannon,

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