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How Motherhood Is Changing Dramatically—in 11 Graphs

A charty Mother's Day summary

Can John McCain Break Up the Cable Bundle Forever? (No, Probably Not) Reuters

Can John McCain Break Up the Cable Bundle Forever? (No, Probably Not)

A la carte television sounds wonderful. But it's not happening. And it could be a big headache if it did.

The Global Youth Jobless Crisis: A Tragic Mess That Is Not Getting Any Better Reuters

The Global Youth Jobless Crisis: A Tragic Mess That Is Not Getting Any Better

Europe's unemployment inequality is simply astonishing. Germany's jobless rate for young people is 8.2 percent. In Greece, it's 54.2 percent.

AOL Is Still the Weirdest Successful Tech Company in America Reuters

AOL Is Still the Weirdest Successful Tech Company in America

... and a perfect lesson in why we shouldn't confuse great stocks for great companies

The Twlight of the Sharing Economy—or the Dawn?

A tale of two Web 3.0 ideas: car-sharing and daily deals

How Our Incredible Shrinking Government Raises Unemployment and Hurts the Recovery

With normal post-recession government employment expansion, unemployment might be as low as 6.3 percent.

Did the Internet Save Marriage? Reuters

Did the Internet Save Marriage?

A new study finds broadband access leads to higher marriage rates. But whether the Web is making our marriages better, we can't say.

What's Government Insurance Really For? Lessons From the Medicaid Study Reuters

What's Government Insurance Really For? Lessons From the Medicaid Study

Medicaid didn't conclusively protect patients from diabetes. But it did protect them from financial ruin.

The Most Important Pro-Worker Policy in the World: Education for Women

There are more prime-age women in the world who are *not working* than there are humans in China. That ought to change.

The 13 Worst Jobs of the Last 2,000 Years Wikimedia Commons

The 13 Worst Jobs of the Last 2,000 Years

If you see "banquet attendant" jobs on LinkedIn, DO NOT APPLY

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