The year 2012’s best trades, worst government decisions, top censored stories, and other highlights

A blast from the past.
A blast from the past.
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At Quartz we’ve been compiling lists of some of the highlights of the year gone by. Here are some of them (and you can check back for new ones at qz.com/re/2012).