Americans want to believe jobs are the solution to poverty. They’re not.
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The startup world’s cuddly, cutthroat battle to walk your dog
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When just being near alcohol lands you in jail: An antiquated law in Virginia targets “habitual drunkards”
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Child care is broken. Silicon Valley thinks it can fix that, too
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A Black woman shot and killed her abusive husband in a “stand your ground” state. Now she faces murder charges
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Houston is the new capital of southern cool
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Why are cities still so segregated?
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The vanishing idealism of Burning Man
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David Hogg, after Parkland. Furious and unflinching, an NRA enemy, an accused “crisis actor,” and a high-school grad trying to figure out what’s next
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New tool maps every active construction project in NYC in real time
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Some au pairs, in US through this visa program, say they’re treated worse than a pet
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The million-dollar brownstone that no one owned
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The age that women have babies: How a gap divides America
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"We rise together, homie" - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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For two decades, defending death row inmates
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Man of letters: What I learned about America, and myself, working as a mail carrier
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Americans who expatriated from the US to Canada--or Canadians who know them--how are you/they faring?
I'm interested in all responses, but if the answer is "well" or better and the following are factors that contributed to that sense of well-being, could you divulge your job industry, if...
I'm interested in all responses, but if the answer is "well" or better and the following are factors that contributed to that sense of well-being, could you divulge your job industry, if applicable, and/or the Canadian city where you currently reside? (If privacy-minded or jealously guarding a secret utopia, province would suffice. Thank you.)
About me: besides the current political and lazy-to-anti-intellectual climate of the US, I'm pressingly concerned about global warming; after a dozen years of living in and around refreshing Seattle (compared to southern California), I had to give in and buy an air conditioner this summer. Anecdotally, it seems to be a trend.
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The spy who drove me
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The untold story of Otto Warmbier, American hostage
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Trained to shoot: The Utah teachers taking up guns in their classrooms
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Abandoned by coal; swallowed by drugs
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In about twenty years, half the population will live in eight US states
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Grain-free dog food causing heart problems with certain dog breeds
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The future of policing is here
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Two weeks after “ending” US family separation, parents still can’t contact their children
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Terry Crews on why he didn’t use his considerable strength to fight back when he was sexually assaulted
@senfeinstein: I asked @TerryCrews why he didn't use his considerable strength to fight back when he was sexually assaulted. His answer is a powerful reminder of how victims are too often forced into silence to avoid damaging their careers or reputations. We need to hear the truth. https://t.co/8xSxnhXj91
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Is it constitutional to send someone back to prison for relapsing?
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A world for all of us, not just the billionaires
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Listen to children who’ve just been separated from their parents at the border
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Why do kindergarteners need a song about school shootings?
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America may soon face its biggest labor strike in decades
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Hell on wheels: Fatal accidents, off-the-books workers, a union once run by a mobster - The rogue world of one of New York’s major trash haulers
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Edward Snowden: Five years after historic NSA leaks, whistleblower looks back in interview
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The 9.9 percent is the new American aristocracy
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Starbucks’ bias training finally happened. Here’s what it looked like
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A GoFundMe for the xenophobic lawyer whose meltdown went viral sends a Mariachi band and taco truck to his office
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Traumatic license: An oral history of Action Park
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Growing up in the Baldwin Village ‘Jungle’
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109-year-old veteran and his secrets to life will make you smile
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Was Kevin Cooper framed for murder?
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101 reasons to love San Francisco
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Arizona woman accused of sending 65,000 text messages after first date with man she met online
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In 2017 names, Donald, Alexa, and Mary plummet; Malia booms
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The American Dream
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In San Diego? Want to meet up?
At 6 pm I'm headed over to Fall Brewing in North Park for the LawyerSmack meet up, but everyone is welcome. If you like law and tech nerds come hang out.
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