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1. How much does carpooling matter? A lot.
By Melissa C. Lott at Scientific American
2. Kids can learn racism early. Here’s one way to make sure they don’t.
By Lindsey Craig at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto
3. We’re moving toward a cashless world. What happens when the power goes out?
By Ryan McMaken at the Mises Institute
4. Here’s a tax reform plan that will actually help the middle class.
By Joseph Blasi and Douglas Kruse in Fortune
5. How architecture can help tackle the obesity epidemic.
By Addison Nugent in Ozy

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