How demographics are shaping the 2012 race
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THE TAKE | The Obama and Romney campaigns are trying to assess the impact of white working-class voters’ declining share of the electorate.
On Faith
Is the church a dysfunctional family?
A small group of very conservative bishops has hijacked the public voice of the church, while a much larger group of more moderate bishops has stayed mostly silent over government insistence that contraception be covered by health care insurance.
Obama and Romney offer differing views of God
With Occupy protests this weekend at the G-8 and NATO summits, it’s clear President Obama and Mitt Romney view God and inequality differently.
‘A nation of Osteens and Obamas’
Can we overcome the very American temptation to make God in our own image?
In North Carolina after Amendment One, ‘Let the wild rumpus start’
After voters approve Amendment One, the gay grandson of Oral Roberts says the Bible is not clear on gay marriage.
Higher Education
College Word of the Year Contest
What did college newspapers write about this year?
VP Biden commencement speech to ‘9/11 generation’ at West Point
Here’s the complete text of Vice President Joe Biden’s speech at commencement ceremonies on Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Reynolds saved U-Va. nearly $1 billion
The university’s vice president Yoke San Reynolds taught the university how to borrow more cheaply and save more wisely.
Minister reflects on aging and dying
The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, former head of top religious groups, talks about aging, dying and working.
Beauty unfolds as young woman emerges from nursing home
She entered a nursing home at age 34. She emerged with a new appreciation for the beauty of the world.
Space station astronauts enter the Dragon
SpaceX capsule brings supplies, hope for more commercial ventures
National Education
High-stakes testing protests spread
Opposition to high-stakes standardized testing is growing around the country, with more parents choosing to opt their children out of taking exams, more school boards expressing disapproval of testing accountability systems and even a group of superintendents joining the fight.
Is teaching a science or an art?
Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham delves into the true nature of teaching and, in the video below, answers the question: “Is teaching a science or an art?”
Maryland wins ‘No Child’ waiver
Virginia and D.C.’s similar requests to ease the law’s achievement requirements were denied.
Innovations
Facebook and the tilted playing field
If there was any doubt that Wall Street is a sucker’s game, Facebook’s initial public offering should clear that up.
What if Zuckerberg had an MBA?
How would the Facebook IPO have gone down if Mark Zuckerberg had an MBA?
The Web’s great Leap forward
The next big thing on the Web may have nothing at all to do with the Web itself, but, rather, how we interact with it.
TED, Gatsby and the week in innovation
There was a siren song, the death of a buzzword and the secret to immortality.
On Leadership
The five worst mistakes I made as a new grad
I’m talking about the avoidable missteps made by myself and many other millennials I know when we left college and entered the working world.
Inspiring graduation quotes 2012
Highlights from this year’s notable commencement speakers.
How to be a bad boss
GALLERY | Readers share what makes employees miserable.
The Rolodex that redefined power
You’ve probably never heard of Pattie Sellers. But Warren Buffett has. And Oprah Winfrey.
Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington
Google’s chairman and former CEO reflects on his first time testifying before Congress, and what Washington does and doesn’t understand about Silicon Valley.
National Blogs & Columns
Vivek Wadhwa
What if Zuckerberg had an MBA?
How would the Facebook IPO have gone down if Mark Zuckerberg had an MBA?
In the Loop
Joe Davidson
Federal workers’ pay satisfaction drops
Among 30 large agencies, employees at the FDIC were happiest with their salaries, while VA workers were least satisfied.
The Federal Eye
Survey: Pay, benefits not enough to attract talent, federal executives say
The survey also found that Senior Executive Service managers are proud to be elite civil servants.
The Checkup by Jennifer Huget and Rob Stein
Good news on soy-based baby formula
New study finds that soy-fed babies develop on par with babies who are fed milk-based formula.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place in Cleveland.
Santa’s Big Brown helper
You’ve got to be moving at double time or better if you’re driving Cyber Friday for UPS.
Critics target cost of Guard troops on border
President Obama’s decision last year to send 1,200 National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border may have been smart politics, but a growing number of skeptics say the deployment is an expensive and inefficient mission.
The Occupy movement’s art
As the online gallery at occuprint.org reveals, the Occupy movement has more than a few skilled graphic designers in its informal ranks.
Wizards’ Wall eager to play
After learning firsthand during the lockout about the business of basketball, John Wall is ready to get back on the court and have some fun.
Gathering meteorites and congressional foes
For the 35th year, the U.S. is gathering space rocks from the wind-hammered icefields of Antarctica, a program attacked as wasteful by Sens. John McCain and Tom Coburn.
Special Reports
Faces of the Fallen
Service members who have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom.
Civil War 150
News and views from the Washington Post about the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
Outlook’s 5 myths
Writers break down what you think you know about gas prices, the suburbs, Lincoln and more.
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