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How do we ensure the next generation of workers isn't worse off than the last?

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imageThe future of work is an issue on many people's minds.Reuters

Discussions about the future of work are clearly in the air.

This week, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez is convening a three-day symposium on the issue. Simultaneously, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion about the implications of the “gig” economy for work and...

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When is an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks too risky?

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imageWhat's the harm?Aspirin via www.shutterstock.com.

We’ve known for a long time that aspirin can help prevent damage from a heart attack or a stroke if taken during one of those events. In fact, you might have seen ads about how aspirin can be lifesaving during a heart attack.

Research backs that up. For people who have already experienced a...

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It's time to repeal the gun industry's exceptional legal immunity

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imageA killer's use of TEC-9 assault pistols convinced Californians to repeal immunity for gunmakers. Then Congress overruled them. Reuters

Gun violence has been a problem for a long time, but the recent shootings in Paris and San Bernardino have focused new attention on the issue.

Americans no longer just worry about someone shooting up a school or...

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WWII treaty of 'unconditional surrender': a model to enforce climate pledges

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imageSevere floods in Chennai. How should developing countries hold richer countries to financial commitments to adapt to climate change? Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters

Government negotiators currently meeting in Paris are trying to lay out a course of action to avoid a global average temperature increase of more than two degrees Celsius above...

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Fed interest rate hike may have less of an impact than you think

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imageFor everyone, there are things to like and not like in higher interest rates.Thumbs via www.shutterstock.com

There is a very high chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week.

It would be the first time the Federal Open Monetary Committee (FOMC) – the Fed’s rate-setting team – has lifted its benchmark rate since...

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The life-changing love of one of the 20th century’s greatest physicists

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imageLove is for everyone.mawazeFL/Flickr, CC BY-NC

One of the great short stories of the 20th century is Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’sThe Spinoza of Market Street. It tells of an aged scholar who has devoted his life to the study of Spinoza’s great work, Ethics. Protagonist Dr Fischelson has lost his library job and, like his hero,...

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Why Supreme Court case on race in admissions matters more than ever

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imageCould the decision in the Abigail Fisher case exacerbate racial tensions on campuses?Serena Lee, CC BY-NC

In a number of recent incidents across the country, black students have expressed how they continue to experience hostility because of their skin color. These students have spoken of their feelings of isolation and disempowerment.

Colleges and...

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The ethics of climate change: what we owe people – and the rest of the planet

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imageAhead of the Paris climate summit, protesters in the Philippines march for climate justice. Erik de Castro/Reuters

Ethics is a particularly relevant if underreported topic of conversation at the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris. While technical disputes grab the lion’s share of attention, we should not forget the moral...

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