America’s Race Gap Is Stuck

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1. The unbending arc: America’s race gap is stuck.

By Richard V. Reeves at the Brookings Institution

2. Here’s how India made life better for girls.

By Miriam Kelberg in Wilson Quarterly

3. Are we over-measuring doctors and teachers?

By Robert M. Wachter in the New York Times

4. Striking a nuclear deal with Iran doesn’t make us friends.

By Ryan Crocker in USA Today

5. Why your next car should be 3D printed.

By Mark Harris in Backchannel

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