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Livia Gershon

Livia Gershon is a freelance writer in Nashua, New Hampshire. Her writing has appeared in publications including Salon, Aeon Magazine and the Good Men Project. Contact her on Twitter @liviagershon.

Education

Rights and Freedom on Campus

There have been a range of debates happening over student rights and freedom.
Education and Leisure
Education

The Rise and Fall of “Education for Leisure”

Where did the notion of teaching people how to spend their free time come from, and why did it disappear?
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Business & Economics

Can Part-Time Jobs Be Good Jobs?

Brandeis University researcher Hilda Kahne argued for a more thoughtful approach to part-time jobs in a 1994 issue of Social Service Review
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Education & Society

Why Your Privacy is Not Just About You

Maintaining privacy is more of a social practice than one would think.
A family gathers around the table for Thanksgiving
Politics & History

The Modern Invention of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving as we know it was deliberately invented in the nineteenth century.
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Politics & History

The Italian-American Immigration Experience

As President Obama prepares to move forward on immigration reform, the debate over the role of immigrants in US society is ramping up.
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Business

Is Taking Vacation Bad for Your Career?

Is taking time off for vacation bad for career advancement?
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Business

Who Wins When Gambling is Legal?

Is expanding the role of legal gambling in the U.S. wise?
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Business

Before Amazon, There Was FedEx

How FedEx's data-driven approach paved the way for Amazon.
A maternity ward worker holds a baby in an empty hospital hall
Business

Ready for the 11-Hour Work Day?

Will the 11-hour work day become a reality?
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Education & Society

Making Child Support Work Better for Children

Do child support laws actually benefit children?
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Business & Economics

How the “Boomerang Generation” Sees Itself — and Adulthood

Researchers looked at young people's sense of their identity as adults after moving back home, with results published in Sociological Forum in 2008.
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Business

When Soda Was Virtuous

Soda had a virtuous aura a century ago.
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Business

Self-Employment: Exciting Opportunity or Last Resort?

Does self-employment open up new opportunities or exploit a vulnerable workforce?
Close-up of a paycheck breakdown
Business

Do Living Wage Laws Work?

What do living wage laws mean to workers and local economies?
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Business & Economics

Falling Oil Prices are Worse for Conservation than You Think

It's not just falling oil prices but any price volatility that makes conservation a harder sell.
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Education

Making College Work for Student-Athletes

What factors might help student-athletes at Division I schools get the most from their years at school?
2013 issue of Playboy from Israel
Education & Society

Playboy‘s Complicated Relationship with Feminism

Playboy has begun producing some surprisingly feminist content in recent months.
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Education

The Surprisingly Long History of School Lunch as Teaching Tool

Research behind the history of school lunch.
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Business

How Not to Pay for Race Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it's suing four Whitten Inn hotels over race discrimination
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Arts & Culture

Will the Fall of Cable Mean Darker TV?

Last week, HBO and CBS both announced plans for stand-alone online services, leading to much chatter about the end of cable TV as we know it.
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Politics & Government

Interview with MacArthur Fellow Sarah Deer: Native Women and the Law

MacArthur Fellow Sarah Deer discusses her legal work in preventing sexual violence among the Native American population.
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Business & Economics

What’s the Return on Investment for Having a Kid?

Raising kids is expensive. What do parents get in return?
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Education & Society

Does Lobbying Really Help Corporations?

Analysis found that big lobbying doesn't necessarily go together with big profits.
Rear view of large group of students at university amphitheater.
Education

Scholarly Advice for Potential New Undergrads

Some counterintuitive advice for students.

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