Was Hyperinflation the Intended Outcome?
October 04, 2012 at 11:56 AM EDT
The Wall Street Journal reports on the protests sweeping through Tehran: Protests over the plunging Iranian currency erupted on Wednesday around Tehran’s main bazaar, the country’s commercial hub, as escalating economic woes become a rising political challenge. The demonstrations marked the first time in three decades that the conservative merchant classes, a backbone of the [...]