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Could the Pandemic Wind Up Fixing What’s Broken About Work in America? Historically, major crises have tended to empower workers. The coronavirus is already changing things, for better and for worse.
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In 2014, Elliot Rodger went on a shooting and stabbing spree, killing six and injuring 14 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Rodger was a self-proclaimed “incel” (short for involuntary ce
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Everyone Knows Memory Fails as You Age. But Everyone Is Wrong. Even 20-year-olds forget the simplest things. Jan. 10, 2020 Credit... No Ideas By Dr. Levitin is a neuroscientist. I’m 62 years old as I
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