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From emerging to submerging: the debt burden killing off the age of the BRICS

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imageCracks are showing up in the growth success stories of emerging markets like Brazil.AK Rockefeller/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Over the past three decades, global interest in emerging markets has soared, and when the financial crisis of 2008 hit, emerging markets were largely thought to be the next engine of global growth.

Insofar as they have complied with...

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March Madness means money – it's time to talk about who's getting paid

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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament starts Tuesday. From then until the final on April 4, CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting will bring you every game, focusing on the buzzer beaters, the Cinderella stories, the athletes overcoming the odds.

It’ll all end, as it always does, with confetti guns and net-cutting, and a video montage of...

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We've been measuring inequality wrong – here's the real story

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imageA look at spending inequality suggests America is a bit more equal than we thought.Economic inequality via www.shutterstock.com

Despite appearances to the contrary, this year’s presidential follies have managed to feature at least a few policy discussions amid all the name-calling.

Income inequality in particular has animated voters on both...

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Here's another reason why many community college students do not get their degree

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imageToo distressed to learn?Truckee Meadows Community College, CC BY

The growth of community colleges in the U.S. has improved access to higher education tremendously, especially for students from low-income families. However, completion rates at these schools are less than 30 percent.

Could the mental health of community college students play a role in...

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Letting kids stand more in the classroom could help them learn

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imageStay standing.Texas A&M Health Science Center/Fickr, CC BY-ND

Study after study has connected inactivity with negative health outcomes, including heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. But most of this attention has been focused on adults in an office environment, and the negative impact of sitting on physical health. Hence, the growing...

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