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Wen Lei

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Students walk in front of a tall brick building on a university campus

This economist says ‘degree inflation’ is hurting the American job market

Many college graduates struggle to find a job and why employers are increasingly requiring college degrees (or higher) from job applicants. One economist says cutting government funding for education could help fix the problem.

Cans of nuts are lined up on a supermarket shelf

Nutrition science is changing: low-fat is out, whole foods are in

Four people sit in a semi-circle around a music stand on a red carpet playing erhu, a traditional Chinese plucked-string instrument.

Chinese music is the antidote to my homesickness

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