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Résumés: Whats in and whats out in 2014
By Susan Ricker On “Project Runway,” Heidi Klum often declares, “One day youre in, the next day youre out.” While shes referring to fashion, the cyclical nature of trends extends to résumés and job-search tactics as well. And if your résumé style is out … Continue reading
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Tagged career, employment, job, job search, resumes
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7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money
By Martha Rosenberg Have you ever noticed how warnings about dangerous prescription drugs always seem to surface after the drug is no longer marketed and its patent has run out? Whether it’s an FDA advisory or a trial lawyer solicitation about … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, business, corporations, FDA, health, medicine, pharmaceuticals
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If you’re white, that joint probably won’t lead to jail time
By Stacey Patton and David J. Leonard Has the new year started out on a high or a drugged-out low? The decriminalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado has been heralded as the end of prohibition — and alternately lamented as … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, crime, decriminalization. cannabis, legalization, marijuana, race, Washington
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America is still a deeply racist country
By Chris Arnade A week after Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, I walked into my old hometown bar in central Florida to hear, “Well if a nigger can be president, then I can have another drink. Give me a … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, Hunts Point, income inequality, New York, poverty, race, racial inequality, The Bronx, United States, wall street
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The Color of David: Raising Brown Kids in America
By Lucia Brawley I zoomed around the bend with our double stroller, excited to show my girls, three and one, the Baby Jesus sleeping in his manger, surrounded by Mary, Joseph and the wise men on Alhambra Circle in Coral … Continue reading
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Tagged biracial, children, motherhood, parenting, parents, race
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Elizabeth Warren’s New Bill Could Save Taxpayers Billions
By Erika Eichelberger Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a bill with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that aims to make government settlements with corporations more transparent and fair. It could end up saving taxpayers billions of dollars. When banks … Continue reading
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Tagged business, congress, corporations, economy, Elizabet Warren, taxes
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Supreme Court Prevents Arizona From Enforcing Its 20-Week Abortion Ban
By Tara Culp-Ressler On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review a lower court’s decision to block a 20-week abortion ban from taking effect in Arizona. That decision ensures that the law will remain permanently blocked, and women in the … Continue reading
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