For the first time in history, the number of jobless workers age 25 and up who have attended some college now exceeds the ranks of those who settled for a high school diploma or less.
Source: New Normal: Majority Of Unemployed Attended College | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis – IBD
How much of this is simply because of the rising percentage of college-educated US adults?
CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications.
Source: FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit – CNET
Some awesome new findings — including a report on the happiest countries on the planet — — suggest that developing a theory of “happynomics” is harder than you might think
Every post you “like.” Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend.
America can’t afford to leave its government in the hands of professionals.
Source: Democracy Is for Amateurs: Why We Need More Citizen Citizens – The Atlantic
This needs: Hope springs a trap | The Economist
The power of positive reinforcement is *huge*.