1. You’re more likely to trust a stranger if they look like an old friend.
By New York University
2. Black unemployment is at a record low. But there’s more to the story.
By Lydia DePillis at CNN Money
3. Institutional power — that protected people and enforced norms — has broken down. What’s left?
By Katherine Miller at Buzzfeed News
4. America needs to focus on getting more women in the workforce. Here’s why.
By Eleanor Krause and Richard V. Reeves at the Brookings Institution
By Cecilia Muñoz in Politico Magazine
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