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1. American parents are miserable.
By Drake Baer in the Science of Us
2. Are we asking the right questions about America’s big banks?
By the editors of Bloomberg View
3. Facial recognition tech is on the rise. Should we all delete our selfies?
By Ben Dickson in the Daily Dot
4. Does America’s internet discourse undermine or strengthen our national identity?
By Lyman Stone in State of Migration
5. Understanding the power of the crappy summer job.
By Jenny Anderson in Quartz

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