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  How the U.S. Constitution was designed with respect for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

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  The parades, reenactments and fireworks are over. And in the aftermath of Americans’ celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of …

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  Agricultural economist explains why you’re paying 32% more for lettuce and 20% more for tomatoes — and why it will stay that way

  Fortune - Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation

  From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle. Recent headlines have focused in particular …

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  Strong economies, strongman leaders: how China (and America’s) AI boom could create a new class of kowtowing elites

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  The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s …

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  Red Lobster’s 37-year-old CEO waited tables before joining the C-suite—he says it was a crash course in managing ‘difficult people and situations’

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  Years before Damola Adamolekun was tapped to serve as Red Lobster’s CEO—and save the brand from an endless shrimp-induced bankruptcy—he was tasked …

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  How United’s ‘premiumization’ strategy got passengers to swallow higher airfares without a fight

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  United Airlines has spent years training passengers to pay more for better seats and amenities, and the strategy is paying off. As fuel costs climbed …

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  Due to cyclospora risk, Taylor Farms expands recall of lettuce sourced from central Mexico and now includes products shipped to 27 states

  Fortune - Savannah Peters, The Associated Press

  Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the …