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A joblessness trap
By EDWARD GLAESER, Bloomberg News January 01, 2013, 05:35 PMWhat drives the rise in disability?
Hoping for a kinder, gentler year
By E.J. DIONNE JR., Washington Post December 31, 2012, 07:53 PMOur challenges after the tragedies of 2012.
Benevolent billionaires can buy out gunmaker
By William D. Cohan, Bloomberg News December 31, 2012, 05:13 PMThey are in the unique position of being able to put their money where their mouths are, and with a single bold move can change the raging gun debate in a way that intransigent politicians cannot.
The worst domestic policy ideas of 2012
By EDITORIAL, Bloomberg News December 31, 2012, 05:13 PMWhat follows is a list of policies that, frankly, we wish we'd never heard of:
The miserable gender stereotypes of 'Les Miserables'
By Stacy Wolf, Special to the Washington Post December 31, 2012, 05:12 PMWomen exist not to drive the plot but to sacrifice for the men, the real stars of the show.
Make the middle class pay more
By Marc A. Thiessen, Special to the Washington Post December 31, 2012, 10:53 AMRepublicans need to stop protecting Americans from the consequences of their decisions.
Top 10 national security stories of 2012
By Kevin Baron, Foreign Policy December 31, 2012, 10:28 AMHere are the big national security issues that mattered in 2012:
The most-read opinions of 2012
December 28, 2012, 02:13 PMFind out which commentaries were the most-read on the Opinion Web page during the past year.
Women's resolutions for 2013
By GINA BARRECA, Hartford Courant December 30, 2012, 08:17 PMFor women everywhere, I would like to offer the following New Year's Resolutions of Things We Will Not Say in 2013:
Twitter wastes time, Facebook makes you fat
By CAROLINE BAUM, Bloomberg News December 30, 2012, 07:37 PMTurns out we can only guess at its impact on productivity.
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