The predictable scandal

Article Abstract:

People who write autobiographies do not necessarily stick to the truth as proved by Vivian Gornick's memoir Fierce Attachments and James Frey's Smoking Gun, which have a number of factual inaccuracies, and the same is true of newspapers where reporters fabricate elements in their articles. The publishing industry is indifferent to such scandals and the reasons for its indifference to factuality start with its business model wherein a book manuscript rarely undergoes fact checking.

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Publishing, Publishing Industries, Printing & Publishing, Publishing industry, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Literary forgeries

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Dignified retirement: Lessons from abroad

Article Abstract:

America's retirement system still has substantial gaps in that it leaves many retirees faced with additional years of work to make ends meet. Sweden, Chile and other countries have reformed their systems to cope with ever-increasing costs and the experience of these countries should alert the United States that reform of the current system is imperative.

Sweden, Chile, Retirement planning

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Literacy in America: Now a political concern

Article Abstract:

The transformation of literacy from an educational concern to a national political issue has been swift and improving literacy is very essential if the US has to compete in the new global economy. The political debate over literacy and the actions taken by the government to remove illiteracy in the US are discussed.

Political aspects, United States economic conditions, Comparative analysis, Literacy

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