Nate Silver: Go to a state school. The Ivy League and other elite private colleges are losing esteem

natesilver.net These days, I use Twitter in two ways: first, to blatantly shill for this newsletter and other things I’m trying to promote. And second, as a sort of staging area for takes.…

5 retirement money moves you can make right now to secure your nest egg

aol.com We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Whether you…

How private podcasting can help solve one of the biggest problems within businesses

theglobeandmail.com Amanda Cupido is an author, TEDx speaker and entrepreneur. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Lead Podcasting and an adjunct professor in the School of Media…

The News is Making You Miserable

awealthofcommonsense.com There was a recent poll about my home state of Michigan where they asked people for their thoughts on the state of the nation’s economy today. Just 35% of people described…

Cannabis Use Greatest Among Lower-Income And Less Educated

zerohedge.com Cannabis Use Greatest Among Lower-Income And Less Educated By Dan Witters of Gallup Nine percent of U.S. adults report that they use cannabis regularly, defined as at least…

How to Boost Team Morale and Success Through Employee Recognition

entrepreneur.com Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The art of celebrating team milestones has evolved into a crucial leadership skill. A recent study by Nectar,…

The flaws that China’s chief ideologue found in America

economist.com In August 1988 an inquisitive young Chinese political scientist named Wang Huning came to America for a six-month visit. He admired the Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri,…

The rise of the TikTok news anchor

economist.com “BREAKING NEWS: it looks like there is some weird stuff going on in America.” Welcome to the news on TikTok. Before we dwell on how and when it is appropriate to start a…

Why America’s political parties are so bad at winning elections

economist.com Every four years the American presidential primaries roll around to remind Americans how weak, clumsy and negative their major political parties have become. The news…

Americans prefer Trump's approach to trade to Biden's

today.yougov.com Americans are divided on whether tariffs on foreign goods should be increased or decreased, but there is some consensus on the effects of raising them: that higher tariffs…

The world is still lukewarm on Biden’s leadership

semafor.com The News Global approval of U.S. leadership under President Biden held steady in 2023, according to new figures from Gallup’s Rating World Leaders report out today. The…

Hunger has increased under Joe Biden

newsweek.com The number of Americans struggling to put enough food on the table for themselves and their families has been growing in recent years, reaching a rate of 12.8 percent of…

A bipartisan pair aims to solve America’s happiness problem

semafor.com The Scoop Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. and Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox are joining forces to try and address a vexing problem plaguing the U.S.: Americans are less and…

International disapproval of U.S. leadership ticks upward

axios.com Data: Gallup; Chart: Axios Visuals Global disapproval of U.S. leadership abroad inched upward in 2023, according to a new Gallup report published Tuesday. Why it matters:…

How to Own Your Place at the Table as a Minority Leader

entrepreneur.com Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I remember when I got a job at my first big tech company. Walking into my office on my first day, I was…

Woman quits stressful corporate job to pursue passion, doesn't go to plan

newsweek.com Ocean LeClair's dream of escaping the relentless corporate grind to embrace a gentler life with more creative flair as a florist had—to her own surprise—ended in complete…

Gen Zers are puzzling the American workplace. To understand them, look at the pre-war generation, not millennials

aol.com As the youngest of them turn 17 and the oldest turn 27 this year, Gen Zers have grown up. They have distinct opinions about how work gets done and their voices are only…

DEI backlash pushes shell-shocked colleges to the right

axios.com Big-name colleges are now cracking down more aggressively on pro-Palestinian protests, which they say are getting increasingly intense and disruptive. Why it matters:…

The hunger stat that shames America

newsweek.com The U.S. had the highest rate of people struggling to afford enough food to feed themselves and their families of all G7 countries in 2023, according to a recent Gallup…

3 ways to leverage LinkedIn for your job search, according to a recruiter with 26 years of experience

businessinsider.com Using LinkedIn's collaborative articles can be a great way to stand out on the platform. Rob Dobi via Getty Images Job seekers can optimize their LinkedIn usage by treating…

The case against work friendships

fortune.com Spurred by the pandemic, the workplace has changed drastically. There’s been a shift from fully in-office work to a less rigid hybrid model, team meetings that previously…

The case against work friends: The office has changed. Maybe it’s time our relationships do too

aol.com Spurred by the pandemic, the workplace has changed drastically. There’s been a shift from fully in-office work to a less rigid hybrid model, team meetings that previously…

EV vs. hybrid: Which one is best for you?

aol.com It’s a tough market for automakers selling electric vehicles, but on the flip side, it’s never been a better time for those making hybrids. New data shows the EV market is…

Joe Biden suffers border blow

newsweek.com The proportion of Americans who believe the United States doesn't have control over its external borders has increased substantially over the past eight months according to…

Checks and Balance newsletter: Thanks for the hope, Mike Johnson

economist.com This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America. Sign up for Checks and…

Medical marijuana and recreational cannabis legal in these states on 4/20

axios.com Marijuana's informal 4/20 holiday is picking up steam with recreational pot legal for nearly half of the nation. Why it matters: More changes are rolling out and others are…

Gen Z want segregated gyms

newsweek.com In 1887, Massachusetts became the first state in the U.S. to enact law to separate public restrooms by sex—and now, 137 years later, more than half of Gen Zers back gender…

Nearly 500 people have been killed in school shootings since Columbine

newsweek.com It has been a quarter-century since the massacre at Columbine High School. On April 20, 1999, two teenage gunmen shot and killed 12 students and a teacher in Littleton,…

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW

washingtonpost.com Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers, the union said Friday, becoming the first Southern auto factory to approve…

Factory workers vote to unionize at Tennessee Volkswagen plant

thehill.com Factory workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted Friday evening to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), an election that could signal more momentum in organized labor…

Factory workers vote on whether to unionize Tennessee Volkswagen plant

thehill.com Votes are almost in from factory workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee deciding whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), an election that could signal more…

The U.K. is seeing to “offshore asylum”

marketplace.org Want fewer migrants at your doorstep? Send them somewhere else. Many lawmakers in the United Kingdom think that is the solution to the uptick of migrants arriving on British…

Fewer Americans on the Move

statista.com Overall, when looking at both migration between U.S. states and within them, fewer Americans are moving each year. In 1948, the first year on record with the Census Bureau,…

Trade War Heating Up: China Hits Back After Biden Boosts Tariffs

asiafinancial.com Trade relations between the US and China have become more tense, with both sides ramping up rhetoric in recent days after Beijing’s apparent rejection of US concerns about…

With an “eroding trust” in higher education, these 5 trends are set to shape the industry in 2024, according to Deloitte

fortune.com While that may sound like hyperbole, there is a growing number of students who are questioning the basic value of a college degree. And this is translating into action.…

America Is in Decline

newsweek.com A new Gallup poll showed that just 33 percent of Americans are satisfied with the nation's position in the world today. This is down from 65 percent in 2000. As Donald Trump…

Higher Ed hires PR

axios.com American universities and colleges are beefing up their strategic communications efforts given the onslaught of public backlash and political scrutiny that shows no signs of…

8 'Subtle' Signs You Might Be on the Verge of Work Burnout, Expert Says

newsweek.com Career and life advice expert Erin McGoff has shed light on the often-overlooked signs of burnout, sharing eight subtle signs you might be suffering from burnout. In a video…

Are American progressives making themselves sad?

economist.com Surely few developments could be less surprising than the recent news that America has slipped down the global happiness rankings. Gallup reported in mid-March that America…

How to Make the Most of In-Person Gatherings for Remote and Hybrid Teams

entrepreneur.com Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In February, at our annual "Return to the Mothership," as I call it, our team came together to spend three…

Student debt is haunting Americans from graduation to retirement

cnn.com Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the…

4-day workweeks may be around the corner. 1/3 of America’s companies are exploring them

cnn.com Burnout is such a problem for workers that some bosses are considering shrinking the length of the workweek. Nearly one-third (30%) of large US companies are exploring new…

America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed

economist.com AS FAR AS stereotypes go, brash national self-confidence has long been a defining feature of how Americans are viewed abroad. In 2006, when Gallup first started asking…

Yes, Real Socialism Has Been Tried

thecornellreview.org Over the past 100 years or so, socialist experiments around the world unleashed a vast tide of tyranny, starvation, and mass murder on a scale never seen before in human…

America trusts its institutions less than other rich democracies

economist.com AS FAR AS stereotypes go, brash national self-confidence has long been a defining feature of how Americans are viewed abroad. In 2006, when Gallup first started asking…

America's facing a retirement disaster. There's a better way

finance.yahoo.com None US retirement plans, by contrast, depend on employee contributions to accounts like 401(k)s. • None If the US adopted Australia's retirement model, it could impact wage…

COVID stimulus money lined the pockets of scammers and fueled inflation

reason.com It's a given at this point that much pandemic-related fiscal stimulus was lost to fraud. The government flooded the world with money, we were told, to offset the disruption…

Student-loan borrowers have delayed buying a home or car, having kids, and getting married because of their debt

aol.com None A new Gallup and Lumina Foundation report delved into the impact of college costs on adults' lives. • None It found that student-loan borrowers often delay key…

The new American dream: leaving America

businessinsider.com Americans are discovering that their income can stretch much further in other countries, allowing them to save, pay down debts, and get ahead. Juanjo Gasull for BI Amelia…

Americans are losing confidence in their military and government institutions: polls

businessinsider.com A greater percentage of Americans are struggling to afford food compared to other G7 nations. Dominick Reuter/Business Insider New Gallup data reveals the US has fallen…

How men and women are dividing on politics

newsweek.com The gender divide in American politics is widening, according to an exclusive poll for Newsweek that found men are increasingly embracing a more conservative ideology while…

Confused about the cost of going to college? Join the club

cbsnews.com Soaring tuition costs in the U.S. aren't the only obstacle to attending college these days. Many Americans struggle with a more basic task — simply figuring out how much a…

'Everyone and their mother': Trump team and prosecution grapple with visceral opinions of the former president

nbcnews.com If the prosecution and defense in former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial can agree on one thing, it's this: he's not quite like any other defendant. He was the…

Donald Trump appears to have trouble staying awake during his criminal trial. I can relate

aol.com None Donald Trump is apparently having difficulty staying awake during his first-ever criminal trial. • None And most Americans must, too. They told Gallup they needed more…

Checks and Balance newsletter: Trump’s erstwhile allies

economist.com This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America. Sign up for Checks and…