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U.S. Congress reopens debate over replacing dollar bills with coins

Global Politics

The United States loves its paper money. Dollar coins get introduced and re-introduced but they still remain the domain, largely, of vending machines. But a new bill in Congress seeks to change that, by phasing out the paper dollar bills. And supporters say it would bring a financial boon for the government.

As Canada says goodbye to its penny, Americans ponder their own one cent piece

Global Politics

Worthless cash fights corruption

Development & Education

The Language of Corruption, from Cash for Soup to Nokia Box

The World in Words

The Push to Ditch the Dollar Bill for Coins

Global Politics
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Worth a Mint: Rare Canadian Penny Up for Auction

Arts, Culture & Media

A Canadian penny minted in 1936 is coming up for auction next month. It’s one of three pennies in existence with a small dot under the date. This special coin is expected to fetch over $250,000.

The Fight for Gay Rights in Poland

Conflict & Justice

Former Polish president Lech Walesa, set off a storm last week saying gays didn’t belong in parliament. On Tuesday, Poland’s only openly gay Member of Parliament and a transgender colleague occupied the front benches of the Polish parliament in protest.

Is Abe Lincoln Safe?

Today marks the last day the Royal Canadian Mint will distribute the penny, a coin that has been in production in Canada for more than 150 years.  The sinking of the Canadian penny is a recognition of the reality that it  costs  of 1.6 cents to manufacture a penny, and that many people consider them more of a […]

Can We Survive Without the Penny?

Canada’s decision to stop producing its penny has launched a discussion in the U.S. In Canada, it costs 1.6 cents to produce a penny – so getting rid of the coin will save the country an estimated 11 million Canadian dollars a year. Meanwhile, in the United States it costs 2.4 cents to make a […]

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Secrecy and intrigue in Japan’s royal family

Arts, Culture & Media

During his current trip to Asia, President Obama will meet, among others, two members of Japan’s royal family: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. We talk to John Burnham Schwartz, author of a novel loosely based on the lives of Japan’s royal family.

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