1. Why don’t Google, Amazon and Facebook start banks?
By Matthew Hussey in the Next Web
2. Delivering humanitarian aid to refugees is hard. Let’s give them pre-loaded debit cards instead.
By Laura Secorun Palet in Ozy
3. Why are black girls more likely to be expelled from school?
By Mattie Kahn in Elle
4. It’s time for the FDA to define ‘natural.’
By Paul Greenberg and Jason J. Czarnezki in Time
5. Better government regulations can boost productivity, if we let them.
By Vivian Giang in Fast Company

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