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August 2016

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August 31st
- This landmark prison study has 1 big problem
- The Seinfeld of superhero TV
- How a union raises your wage — even if you're not a member
August 30th
- How The Night Of lost perspective
- The rise of the American conspiracy theory
- The Federal Reserve's moral imperative
August 29th
- Are unpaid internships ever okay?
- 6 heartbreaking moments from Amy Schumer's new book
August 27th
- How Donald Trump built his business empire
August 26th
- The EpiPen scandal is everything wrong with American health care
August 24th
- The troubling rise of American pessimism
- The Federal Reserve's trickle-down problem
August 23rd
- America's elections are obscenely long. Here's how to shorten them.
- Does the commissioner of baseball understand baseball?
- Why childlessness can't stave off climate apocalypse
- Why criminals flock to Walmart
- The power of political memes
August 22nd
- How the NSA willfully exposes Americans to danger
August 19th
- 7 theories for why Twitter loves lists
- How the NSA got hacked
August 18th
- Who would Hillary Clinton tap to run her economic agenda?
August 17th
- Why Clinton and Trump won't tell you what's really wrong with the economy
August 16th
- How Republicans can rebuild after their civil war
August 15th
- The price of an Olympic moment
- One of the biggest crime waves in America isn't what you think it is
August 13th
- America is nearing full employment. So why is GDP growth so lousy?
- The endangered European Union
August 12th
- Mr. Robot isn't a TV show anymore. It's a video game.
- What will happen to Trumpism after Trump?
- How Donald Trump's small business tax cut would leave real small businesses out in the cold
- A-Rod deserved better
August 11th
- Climate scientists are now relying on a terrifying assumption
August 10th
- Why Walmart and Jet were made for each other
- Why American Olympians struggle to make ends meet
- Hungary's version of 'the Miracle on Ice' is called 'Blood in the Water'
August 9th
- The curse of a Clinton landslide
- What is Islam's true place in France?
August 8th
- Nelson Mandela's party is slowly crumbling in South Africa — and that's a good thing
- Is Donald Trump trying to throw this election?
August 7th
- Dollar Shave Club's retail disruption
August 6th
- Beware of checking-account bonuses
August 5th
- The frolicsome sex appeal of Channing Tatum
August 4th
- How Hillary Clinton can erode Donald Trump's base
August 3rd
- The staggering toxicity of Vice Principals
August 2nd
- Paid family leave, explained
August 1st
- Revenge of the ghostwriters

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