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  • Sep 7, 2012

    Keep it simple

    Bank regulation and personal finance is just as simple as catching a frisbee — even a dog can do it.

  • Commentator Andrew Kelly says tax dollars should fund innovation in higher education, not more of the same

  • The director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services says there should be financial incentives for healthy food choices, consequences for unhealthy ones.

  • A married man in his forties reflects on his choice to not have children.

  • As Baby Boomers age, younger generations are fearing the day they'll be shouldering the burden to pay for Boomers' Social Security benefits. But one senior says Baby Boomers will help boost the economy, not drain it.

  • Banks are still huge, financial scandals still break — even after the recession revealed flaws in the financial system. A commentator gives his short-and-sweet solution.

  • Congress is off on vacation until Labor Day. Robert Reich says a mandatory three weeks off would be good for all of us — and the economy, too.

  • Writer Jen Miller used to dread being away from her e-mail inbox. But after taking a real vacation, her attitude about unplugging has changed.

  • Commentator Mark Bittman says industrial meat production accounts for at least one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions.

  • U.S. clothing makers may not beat China on price, but can on technological innovation.