In the latest assault on higher education, a new book paints a misleading picture of the road to riches without a college degree
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Joel Stein Speaks for the 1%
They’re just like the 99%, but they throw better weddings
Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan: Not So Crazy
His plan is sloppy and, in parts, bizarre. But the impetus behind it — tax simplification and reform — is not
The Demonization of Halloween
As predictable as the falling of the autumn leaves comes the religious hand-wringing about our favorite secular holiday
Blame Game: Let’s Talk Honestly About Bad Teachers
Removing the lowest performing educators would pay big dividends, but saying so invites charges of “teacher bashing”
Why You Shouldn’t Compare Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party
While the similarities are noteworthy, they obscure more relevant truths about Occupy Wall Street
What Will Deter Insider Trading?
Longer prison sentences, like Rajaratnam’s, don’t necessarily have a greater impact. Maybe we should try public shaming
The Steve Jobs Backlash Begins
We built him up and now we tear him down
The Next Abortion Battleground: Fetal Heartbeats
Anti-abortion groups begin a brazen campaign to make women listen to a heartbeat before they end a pregnancy
Can Education Be ‘Moneyball’-ed?
Sounds like a great idea. But public schools might have more in common with the Boston Red Sox than the Oakland A’s
Bill Clinton Reminisces About Steve Jobs
TIME managing editor Rick Stengel sat down with the former President at Chicago Ideas Week
Anita Hill: The Stories I Carry With Me
In the 20 years since the Clarence Thomas hearings, Anita Hill has been deluged with letters about injustice in American life. Here’s why she never threw them out
Show Them the Money
It’s about time economic populism became as big a force in American politics as it used to be