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To Kick Off the Labor Day Festivities, Some Grim Employment Statistics

Labor Day weekend is celebrated in honor of workers everywhere. Now, if only there were more companies willing to do the honorable thing and put more workers to work …

Walmart’s Identity Crisis, and the Betrayal of the Blue-Collar Shopper

The world’s largest retailer is suffering through its worst-ever sales period on home turf. Why?

Is It Better to Be Joe College or Joe the Plumber?

Going to college—the best college possible—used to be a no-brainer. But now, in light of the big loans and bad job prospects recent grads are facing, perhaps the equation has changed.

Is College a Bad Investment?

As education costs skyrocket and the economy seems to be providing little opportunity for college grads to pay their loans back, maybe it’s time to question the assumption that every kid who can go to college should go to college.