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Why the U.S. Economy Is Biased Against Men
That women earn 77 cents for every $1 earned by a man is a popular refrain. But look closer. Prejudice against guys in the economy is real and widespread.
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How the Internet (Yes, the Internet) Can Solve the Housing Crisis
Building a Match.com for roommates? Renting our apartments to businesses when we're at the office? Those are just two ideas for housing policy in the Web age.
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What's the Matter With Our Housing Policy?
What one change would you make regarding housing in your locale? Tell us in the comment section and we'll publish the best answers later this week.
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The Best Way to Fix Student Aid: Make the Colleges Earn It
Colleges have come to expect financial assistance from the government, no matter what. That's wrong. Our schools need to earn their taxpayer aid.
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What's the Most Important Reform for College Financial Aid?
Student loans are both a necessary part of our higher-ed system and, potentially, the next debt bomb to take down the economy. What's the best way to responsibly encourage students to keep learning after high school?
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Driving Is a Freedom: The Case Against Making Gas More Expensive
The United States needs smaller cars, not more expensive gas
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Should We Want Gas Prices to Be Higher or Lower?
Oil is expensive, and it's getting worse. But wait, isn't that a good thing?
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How Dream-Team Teachers Can Help the Long-Term Unemployed
More than 5 million people have been looking for work for more than six months. Perhaps the key to helping them begins with designing an online education.
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Do the Long-Term Unemployed Deserve Special Treatment?
This week's "Working it Out" question is: Should anything be done to help the long-term unemployed? If so, what would be your #1 recommendation?
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The Best Fix for Our Tax System? Replace Income Taxes With Sales Taxes
It would mean less work, less cheating, and a lighter carbon footprint. It would even be an offshore-resistant job creator.
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What's the Single Biggest Problem With Our Tax Code?
This week's Working it Out question asks you to tell us the most important change you'd make to taxes
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The Case for a College Report Card
What's an Ivy education really worth, which schools are real dropout factories, and what major gives you the best shot at a well-paying job?
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Do Colleges Need a Consumer's Report Card?
Should each college be required to prominently post consumer information for prospective students? Tell us, and we'll publish your responses all week.
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The Case for Staycation: Why Vacations Are (Usually) Overrated
This week's "Working it Out" question was: When is a so-called staycation a better choice than a vacation? We asked, you answered. Now our correspondent chimes in with his pick.
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10 Predictions for Work and Economics in 2012
The rise of e-commerce, the re-acceleration of China, the decline of universities' monopoly on higher education, and more bad luck for the jobless
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Home for the Holidays: When Is Traveling Not Worth the Cost?
Traveling is one of is one of life's great pleasures, but this time of year the hassle isn't always worth the price. When is staying home for the holidays a preferable solution?
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The Great Christmas Tree Controversy: The Case for Celebrating Diversity
Do Christmas trees belong in the workplace? Our correspondent reads your comments -- hundreds of them! -- and votes to err on the side of democracy
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Do Christmas Trees Belong in the Workplace?
The first question in The Atlantic's new feature: A crowd-sourced column about work, careers, and office culture.
