Links for 12/28. The best stories in economics, energy, investing and other remarkable news..

Best slapdowns of 2012 | Life and style | The Guardian

The Hilarious Comedy Behind John Boehner’s “Plan B” – Money Morning – Only the News You Can Profit From

BBC News – The hum that helps to fight crime

China’s Princelings Build the Wrong Kind of Capitalism – Bloomberg

Americans’ Household Debt Burden Hits 29-year low

Goldman Bets on Japan: ‘Fundamentals Are Getting Better’

Porsche wins dismissal of hedge fund lawsuit over VW | Fox Business

Why Stocks Will Rally in 2013

BBC News – Gracie, 10, feeds the homeless in memory of her dad

Spain’s house prices to fall another 30pc as glut keeps growing – Telegraph

The world’s most powerful economies – Telegraph

Doubts remain over Spain’s austerity miracle – Telegraph

Air-Conditioners Cause Global Worry – Video – The New York Times

Understanding the wedge between productivity and median compensation growth | Economic Policy Institute

Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics Could Increase Solar Cell Efficiency to Over 50 Percent | MIT Technology Review

Five Technologies to Watch in 2013 | MIT Technology Review

Econbrowser: Metrics for the “Ever Expanding Government”

Robert Reich (Cliff Hanger: Why Republicans Don’t Care What the Nation Thinks)

Simon Johnson: The S.E.C. at a Turning Point – NYTimes.com