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Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?

Psychologists now believe fledgling psychopaths can be identified as early as kindergarten. The hope is to teach these children empathy before it’s too late.
By JENNIFER KAHN   click here to go to the New York Times article

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A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College

Nearly everyone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is borrowing money, and as prices soar, a college degree often comes with an unprecedented financial burden.
By ANDREW MARTIN and ANDREW W. LEHREN   click here to go to the New York Times article

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Why We Regulate

Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase couldn’t make the reason clearer.
By PAUL KRUGMAN   click here to go to the New York Times article

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A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity

Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic.
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS   click here to go to the New York Times article

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Shortfall in California’s Budget Swells to $16 Billion

The rise in California’s projected budget deficit, from $9.2 billion in January, is forcing state officials to propose a new series of midyear cuts in already battered programs.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY   click here to go to the New York Times article

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A Band Battles Ticketmaster on Sales Fees

The band String Cheese Incident is making a symbolic end run to protest what it considers high ticket-sales fees.
By BEN SISARIO   click here to go to the New York Times article

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‘Why Don’t We Have Any White Kids?’

A charter school in Brooklyn is indicative of a larger problem in New York City’s public school system, one of the most segregated in the nation.
By N.R. KLEINFIELD   click here to go to the New York Times article

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Capitalists and Other Psychopaths

Wall Street is capitalism in its purest form, and capitalism is predicated on bad behavior. This should hardly be news.
By WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ   click here to go to the New York Times article