Economy

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Fighting Nazis for a Living

How growing up in the South during the 1960s and 1970s influenced Richard Cohen’s trajectory as a lawyer

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Amazon's Autodidact Streak

In her job as the director of learning sciences, Candace Thille has found a way to make a job out of the thing she is most passionate about.

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Building a Chinese-Food Empire

After a series of jobs in the food industry, Andrew Cherng teamed up with his dad to create the well-known chain.