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Health Plan Costs Jump Again
As the open enrollment period for 2016 health insurance draws near, you may be re-evaluating the Affordable Care Act and how it affects you. It is easy to start a spirited argument on the subject, but...
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American Climate Views Propel New Energy Ethic
More than seven in 10 Americans now believe in climate change, up from just over half in 2010, according to a multi-year survey by the University of Michigan. This new perspective coincides with an...
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Brand Failure: How Volkswagen Can Reinvent Itself in 3 Steps
With a dark cloud on its head, a massive PR nightmare, and billions of dollars at stake, Volkswagen could not have seen any worse days. This is probably as bad as it gets for any car manufacturer, and...
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The Four Ps of 'Impact Inventing'
Ross Baird, Executive Director of Village Capital, and Joseph Steig, Senior Advisor, Curriculum and Instruction, wrote the following post in conjunction with The Lemelson Foundation, who celebrated...
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Necessity -- the Mother of Health Innovation
By Susan Manber, EVP, Brand Strategy & Planning, Digitas Health LifeBrands Emerging technology is a hot topic in our constantly evolving work. A lot has been written on how new tech - wearables and...
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Why One of the Richest Countries on Earth Is So Poor: The Facts that Drive...
An excerpt from Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice The United States is among the richest countries in all of history. But if you're not a corporate or political elite, you'd...
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Weekend Roundup: Turkey's 'Two Souls' Are Being Torn Apart
The characters in Orhan Pamuk's novels are complex, hybrid identities. They are neither purely Islamic traditionalists nor secular fundamentalists, but, as Turkey's most celebrated writer and Nobel...
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Is Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Telling Us the Truth About His Company?
The following post was excerpted from RAW DEAL: How the "Uber Economy" and Runaway Capitalism are Screwing American Workers Reprinted with permission from St. Martin's Press (c) 2015 by Steven Hill,...
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Innovation in China: Promise or Pipedream?
If China fails to turbocharge its capacity to innovate, the country will experience a hard economic landing and social stability will be threatened. But can China evolve into an innovation powerhouse?...
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Matthew Toren: Keep Things Lean to Keep You Focused
This is part of the Startup Mentor Series -- featuring founders and successful entrepreneurs who share their advice in building successful businesses.Statistics suggests that 92% of startups fail. What...
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Trailblazing Women: Katy Lynch, CEO of Techweek
This interview is part of a series on Trailblazing Women role models (Entrepreneurs and Leaders) from around the world and first appeared on Global Invest Her. You have to see what you can be."If you...
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Create Your Own "Social Security"
Take a look at your paycheck. I'm willing to bet there's a huge deduction on every paycheck stub for FICA. And I'm also willing to bet that most people don't know what that is and can't tell you what...
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Verizon's Memo to Staff about FiOS: "Trust the Facts". What about the Truth?
Click for Verizon's "Trust the Facts". Verizon created "Trust the Facts", a fact sheet and talking points for the Verizon staff. It appears to be based on statements made by senior management,...
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What It's Like to Report the China-Africa Story
The U.S.-based online news site Quartz is among a growing number of international media companies that is investing resources to better cover Africa. The company launched Quartz Africa in June 2015...
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Wal-Mart Chief Wants More Worker "Ownership"
It's not what you think. On October 14th, Wal-Mart conducted its 22nd Annual Meeting for the Investment Community, featuring 5 of its top management, and 14 analysts from companies like Morgan Stanley,...
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The Business Case for Adult Recess
When children are young, they're playful, unself-conscious, and uninhibited. That's one reason why they're such fast and voracious learners, constantly seeking out new experiences to engage their minds...
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Economic Growth
The Elusive Formula For Growth - by Jerry Jasinowski Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says the dangers facing the world economy today are more severe than at any time since the Lehman Brothers...
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Monday Mandarin Meltdown - China's Fake GDP Still Sucks!
China claims their GDP is growing at 6.9%.This is, of course, complete and utter BS but even if you accept this BS, it's still unsettling how fast the GDP growth has contracted over the last 18 months....
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10 Habits To Be Happier and More Productive
What a goddamn shitty title. That's the sort of BS that is everywhere on the Internet these days. Like, someone gets on a pedestal and teaches people how to be happier and then that same person goes...
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What to Do When Things Are Not Working (9.4)
"This is not working out for me," is a hard thing to say. Yet it is the most constructive way to start the process of resolution. You are not saying that this is wrong. You are not saying that your...
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