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Tuesday, January 8 2013

  • Today's Takeaway | January 8, 2013 January 8, 2013

    The Consequences of Teaching Vulnerable Populations to Be Invisible | A Teenage Girl's Perspective on the Culture of Online Slut-Shaming | The Geithner Legacy | Why the Kilogram Stand... (episode)

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    • A Teenage Girl's Perspective on the Culture of Online Slut-Shaming January 8, 2013

      Temitayo Fagbenle is sixteen-years-old, and like a lot of teenagers, she sees a lot of images online that fall squarely under the definition of sexual cyberbullying; or in layman’s te...

    • The Problem with Teaching Vulnerable Populations to Be Invisible January 8, 2013

      In a rare testimony, writer and author Mira Kamdar recounts her own experience with conservative views towards women, even as a young girl in India. Though she grew up in the United S...

    • The Geithner Legacy January 8, 2013

      As President Obama prepares for his second term, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner plans to leave as soon as Congress confirms his replacement. Geithner has certainly faced an uphil...

    • Some People in Washington Are Taking the Trillion Dollar Coin Seriously January 8, 2013

      Some pundits, including New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, have proposed minting a trillion dollar coin as a way for Democrats to avoid a debt ceiling fight with Republicans. Is t...

    • Why the Kilogram Is Getting Heavier January 8, 2013

      Inside a vault maintained by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France rests a cylindrical chunk of metal known as the kilogram standard, but it turns out that the "...

    • A.I.G. Considers Bailout Lawsuit January 8, 2013

      <p>The insurance giant A.I.G. would like to thank you for bailing them out a few years ago. They'd also like to sue you. <strong>Michael de la Merced</strong> of The New York Times explains why.</p>

    • 'Farewell, Fred Voodoo': A Journalist's Career in Haiti January 8, 2013

      Journalist and author Amy Wilentz first traveled to Haiti in 1986, as the regime of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier began to crumble and fall. Today, more than 25 years later, Wilentz...