Sheryl Sandberg's New Glass Ceiling, Feuding Kenya, and the NFL's Brain Test
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There are few industries more exposed to financial risk from climate change than insurance. Unsurprisingly, the industry at large is trying to figure out how to limit its losses from extreme weather events. Individual insurers are a little slower to act.
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For some troops returning from deployment, transitioning back to civilian life involves road rage, and trying to shake the idea that the Toyota Corolla in the next lane is trying to blow you to bits.
The political debate that has been occupying much of our time over the past several weeks -- that of Obama's health care plan granting free access to birth control for women -- fails to take into account an inherent gender inequality with regard to health care.
The image of a freelance writer seems so easy and glamorous: Write important articles on your laptop at coffeeshops by day, rub elbows with thought leaders at cocktail parties by night, all without ever punching a clock or having a boss like a square.
One wonky detail of the Obama health insurance reforms could make a huge differences. Insurers now have to spend a larger percentage of money on actual health care.
The average American family's health insurance costs topped $15,000 this year
Health care costs 7.3 percent more than it did last year, and that's not all
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