With the labor participation rate at 50-year lows and millions of Americans no longer counted as unemployed, many Americans are convinced the American Dream is in need of a bailout. But what does that look like? “Radical realism” — not socialism — may very well be the answer.
It is a presidential election year and by all counts the race is close. There is no question the post-recession recovery has been anemic at best. To call it a recovery is a stretch and the threat of a double-dip recession lingers. Whether anyone can really turn this lackluster economy around is anyone's guess. Talk …
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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?