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• 67 Mild Improvement in Unemployment Numbers Hides Worrisome Signs

  Unemployment numbers in context.

  Opinion in Politics — by A. Jurek — on Feb 05, 2012

• 66 Self-Publishing Revolution: Man Makes $100,000 in Three Weeks Self-Publishing on Amazon's Kindle

  "I made $100,000 in three weeks from people who have no idea who I am."

  Opinion in Books — by A. Jurek — on Jan 14, 2012

• 65 Book Review: Manifest Destinies: America's Westward Expansion and the Road to the Civil War by Steven E. Woodworth

  A magnificent account of the era before the outbreak of the Civil War.

  Review in Books — by A. Jurek — on Dec 27, 2011

• 64 Book Review: The Hidden Nature of Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene

  A spectacular trip through the weirdness of modern theoretical physics.

  Review in Books — by A. Jurek — on Dec 13, 2011

• 63 Book Review: The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science by Douglas Starr

  A look at the birth of forensic science.

  Review in Books — by A. Jurek — on Dec 10, 2011

• 62 Colorado Bill to Limit Use of Credit Reports in Hiring Shelved

  A Colorado bill to limit use of credit reports in hiring decisions is shelved.

  News in Culture — by A. Jurek — on Sep 24, 2011

• 61 Economic Decline Brings Rising Poverty Rates and Growing Income Inequality

  Rising poverty levels a consequence of a decade of slow job growth.

  Opinion in Politics — by A. Jurek — on Sep 16, 2011

• 60 U.S. Economy Facing a Protracted Economic Slump

  The recession that began in 2007 marks the longest economic slump in the U.S. since the 19th century.

  Opinion in Politics — by A. Jurek — on Aug 23, 2011

• 59 Does College Pay Off, Even for Cashiers?

  Despite arguments to the contrary, a college degree doesn't always pay.

  Opinion in Culture — by A. Jurek — on Aug 15, 2011

• 58 Employers Refuse to Give Unemployed a Chance, While Investing, Hiring in China

  Employers to long-term unemployed and thirty-somethings: You need not apply.

  News in Culture — by A. Jurek — on Jul 28, 2011