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McDonald's to Its Minimum-Wage Workers: Here's How to Tip Personal Trainers and Nannies Reuters
Yes, Millennials Are Cheap—and This Graph of the Teenage Budget Explains Why Reuters

Yes, Millennials Are Cheap—and This Graph of the Teenage Budget Explains Why

When you don't have to pay mortgage or own a car, life gets cheaper

A Group of People the Size of Hawaii Just Got Health Care (Thanks, Obama) Reuters

A Group of People the Size of Hawaii Just Got Health Care (Thanks, Obama)

Obamacare's website has been a loud failure. Its Medicaid expansion has been a quiet success.

The Myth of Teens Rejecting Television Reuters

The Myth of Teens Rejecting Television

TV is dying, supposedly, but even the youngest, most app-scattered Americans still watch 20 hours of it a week

And the Number One State for Student Debt Is... WIkimedia Commons

And the Number One State for Student Debt Is...

Hint: It's tiny, cold, and has the highest public-college tuition in the country. 

Are You a Workaholic? Blame Your Parents Reuters

Are You a Workaholic? Blame Your Parents

A new study from the University of Michigan finds that how we feel about work depends on how our parents feel about work.

You Can't Fix Income Inequality Without Fixing Unemployment Reuters

You Can't Fix Income Inequality Without Fixing Unemployment

Large-scale efforts to protect the economy's neediest have a triumphant history in America.

Are Democrats Really Better at Running the Economy Than Republicans?

Are Democrats Really Better at Running the Economy Than Republicans?

Ever since the days of Truman, the economy has grown faster when a Democrat is in the White House. But a new paper suggests that may just be a matter of historical happenstance.

How Teenage Behavior Predicts the Future of Technology Reuters

How Teenage Behavior Predicts the Future of Technology

From Facebook to Snapchat, what appear to be dumb toys for teens wind up billion-dollar industries

Why Are Colleges Getting So Expensive?

Why Are Colleges Getting So Expensive?

Students are paying more every year. But different schools have different reasons for their rising costs.

So, the U.S. Is Terrible at International Tests: Who Cares?

So, the U.S. Is Terrible at International Tests: Who Cares?

Americans have been botching tests like the PISA for 50 years. It hasn't held back our economy yet. 

Now That the Website Works, Here's the Smart Way to Worry About Obamacare Reuters

Now That the Website Works, Here's the Smart Way to Worry About Obamacare

Healthcare.gov mostly works for consumers now. Next it needs to work for insurers. And then it needs healthy people to sign up.

How 'Indie' Bookstores Survived (and Thrived) Reuters
Amazon's Drone Dreams and the Future of Retail Reuters

Amazon's Drone Dreams and the Future of Retail

Thinking long-term about infrastructure is what makes and destroys retail giants, and Jeff Bezos' perspective is nothing if not long-term.

Would You Rather Be Born Smart or Rich? Reuters

Would You Rather Be Born Smart or Rich?

A recent Brookings study suggests that brains and drive have more to do with lifelong success than family wealth. But there's a big catch.

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