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  • Author Jeremy Adam Smith discusses stay-at-home dads, bread-winning moms, and the evolving American workforce.
    Jeremy Adam Smith

    Author Jeremy Adam Smith discusses stay-at-home dads, bread-winning moms, and the evolving American workforce.

  • With graduation in the air, here's a sampling of inspiring commencement speeches of 2012 featured in today's show.

  • Summer is a good time for your kids to earn money -- and also learn financial responsibility.
    Chris Nystrom

    It's summertime and many teens are making the most of it by getting a job. They worked for that money, so they should have full control over it. Or should they?

  • Cars are as American as apple pie, but with the rising price of oil, more Americans are opting for other oil-free means of transportation.

  • Obesity is a recognized problem, but commentator Justin Wilson says it's a problem that's best solved by personal choices, not government intervention.

  • Students dancing at prom.
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    Would you spend $1,000 to go to prom? Many do. The recession, if anything, is a bigger motivator to go big for a high school dance party.

  • People for the American Way interns Carrie Osborne, 20, (L) and Nadia Abdelkhalek, 20, prepare information packets.
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    "Intern Queen" Lauren Berger shares how to get the most from an internship or an intern. And host Tess Vigeland also discusses her day as an intern for a TV show. Does she have the chops to make it in Hollywood?

  • New kinds of credentials could offer a cheaper path to a good job.

  • Face-to-face interactions are becoming increasingly rare as more employers rely on computers to screen potential employees.
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    Author Peter Cappelli discusses the pitfalls of the online-based job application process and how it is preventing employers from capturing the elusive "purple squirrel."

  • Author Charles Wheelan asks recent college grads to not use their new knowledge for evil.

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