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• This Weeks Cartoon from The Economist

  
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  Funny [IMG: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UyICOLhoc0s/UY5YOvglxTI/AAAAAAAAB50/IRVpdrXkC9A/s320/Ecomists+cartoon+2.jpg]
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• What Kind of Diversity?

  
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  Guess which major news magazine had this cover headline last week: “Time to Scrap Affirmative Action.” (Note there is no question mark.) In past years, one might have thought it was National Review or The Weekly Standard . Not this time. The story belongs to that well known “right-wing publication,” The ...
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• Generation J(obless): A Quarter Of The Planets Youth Is Neither Working Nor Studying

  
  ZeroHedge — Authority: 722
  We recently discussed the dead-weight problem of youth unemployment in developed economies. The Economist estimates that the worlds population of NEETs (not in employment, education, or training) is a stunning 290 million - or around one-quarter of the worlds youth. Sadly, many of the employed young have ...
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• Who Dreamed Up the Chinese Dream? [Updated]

  
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  This week, Party general secretary and Chinese president Xi Jinping graced the cover of The Economist for the second time, accompanying a special feature on his “Chinese Dream” initiative . At South China Morning Post, George Chen reports that Beijing’s censors appeared unimpressed with the cover image , ...
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• Why Everything Is Data [VIDEO]

  
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  The Economist published this video infographic in 2011 to illuminate the growth, value, and direction of quantitative information. Two years is a long time for a video to stick around and remain relevant, especially one proclaiming the rapidly changing nature of information. But this one has staying power. It’s no ...
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• $3.1-billion : Now is the time to commit accounting

  
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  The Sixth Estate : Who is the Auditor General Protecting on $3 Billion Boondoggle? Auditor General Michael Ferguson on As It Happens yesterday : "... or maybe in fact it was spent on things other than the public, uh, the anti-terrorism-type initiatives. Now there was also the ability for government, for ...
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• Yingluck Shinawatra: An Emerging Markets Paradox?

  
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  One of the most impressive and downright profound articles anywhere to be found in The Economist in 2013 is that authored by telegenic Yingluck Shinawatra , the present prime minister of Thailand. In Connect more than the dots , Shinawatra, whose broadly populist Pheu Thai Party (‘Pro Thai Party’) ascended to ...
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• Queer Women in the Humanities: The Job Market, Part 1

  
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  For those of us in academia, especially the humanities, we know that the job market holds less than satisfactory prospects... make that terrifying prospects. read more
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• Do MBAs harm the economy?

  
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  No, it’s not a joke. The Economist were debating if the economy would be better off without MBAs. Have some fun and watch, or rather read, this short video on opinions voiced in their recent debate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk9BBdg75ks The video speaks for itself and looks at both sides of the ...
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• Guest Post: Bitcoin As Cryptographic Gold?

  
  ZeroHedge — Authority: 722
  Submitted by Detlev Schlicter via DetlevSchlichter.com , Could Bitcoin Be The Money Of The Future? The crypto-currency Bitcoin is still merely a speck on the global monetary landscape. It is young, experimental, and for all we know, it may ultimately fail to break into the monetary mainstream. However, on a ...
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• Digital Edition Briefs | 04.24.13

  
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• Proof that theres a place for me in science

  
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  Have I told you that I LOVE science?  I love science like I love nutella. I want to spread it all over my body and let Mr. Urban Daddy lick it off. And if you think thats too much information, you clearly dont spend enough time on the interwebs. Thats why Im here, though I may have to throw in the towel. Ive got ...
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• How PR Pros Can Work Successfully with Journalists

  
  CPR Blog — Authority: 128
  We came across an article in the Economist that serves as an important reminder for us all. Simply put: Journalists are inundated- inundated with more topics to write about, deadlines and, most likely, pitches from PR professionals (and sadly, some of them aren’t very valuable). The article states that for each ...
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• The War over Taxes and Online Retailing

  
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  While checking over my inbox this morning, I was surprised to have received an email from John Donahoe, CEO of the online marketplace retailer eBay. I wasn’t the only one to receive this email; it was apparently to sent to … Continue reading →
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