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Americans are skipping cocktails with historical lows in number who drink

More Americans are becoming aware of ties between drinking alcohol and health harms

The Independent UK · Aug 21

90 Posts That Perfectly Capture The Beautiful Absurdity Of Having A Job

The forced enthusiasm of team-building events, the meeting that definitely could have been an email, the endless cycle of waiting for Friday — these barely scratch the surface of modern corporate culture. Since most of us log one-third of our lives at work, there’s an infinite list of daily struggles…

Bored Panda · Aug 19

Rio Grande Valley residents are feeling more negative about their lives. That could spill into the voting booth.

Rio Grande Valley residents are unhappy with the economy, salaries, and other factors. That could sway their political views, according to political watchdogs.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13

One of the nation’s oldest wine distributors blames lack of drinking for its bankruptcy

Just 54 percent of Americans now say they drink alcohol, according to a poll

The Independent UK · Jul 30

A founding father's queer legacy

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful

Salon · Jul 27

Young people are ‘soft hermitting’ this summer – but it might be a recipe for loneliness

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Intentionally staying in rather than overcommitting to plans is all the rage with boundaried Gen Z. Helen Coffey looks into the trend and asks whether it’s healthy or just another way in which we’re all becoming disconnected in the current lonely crisis

The Independent UK · Jul 26

Americans far more likely to view politics as greatest threat to safety, study finds

New survey reveals one in 10 Americans identify politics as biggest risk they face in life – 10 times the global average

The Guardian - US · Jul 22

5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything

Why would a young Republican back solar power but reject a carbon tax? Why would two Democrats agree that climate change is real but split over a policy that would charge households more if they exceeded a monthly limit on energy use?

The Conversation · Jul 21

80% employees are not enthusiastic about their jobs: New report shows engagement at work drops to COVID levels

Global employee engagement has fallen to twenty percent, marking a significant decline. This low engagement costs the world economy ten trillion dollars annually in lost productivity. Managers are driving this decline, with their engagement dropping sharply in recent years. Despite this, overall wellbeing showed a modest improvement, with more people…

The Economic Times · Jul 17

Gallup CEO Jon Clifton warns: Elon Musk’s Mars vision may become reality before fixing the global workplace productivity crisis costing $10 trillion

For many workers, the frustrations of modern employment are familiar: meetings that drain time, managers who fail to support their teams and policies that leave people feeling disconnected from their jobs. While technology companies are looking towards ambitious futures beyond Earth, the workplace on this planet remains a much harder…

The Times of India · Jul 16