America In Realization [10.04.14]

Business and Economy

• US unemployment rate hit a six-year low in September (BBC)

"The US unemployment rate dipped to 5.9% in September, a six-year low, official figures have shown.

The rate fell from 6.1% in August and is the lowest recorded since July 2008.

US Labor Department also said that employers added 248,000 jobs last month, and the job growth figures for August and July were revised upwards."

• Mary Barra’s Ride at the Wheel of GM (Time)

Politics

• The Politics of Nothing (Time)
• A Virtual Cycle (Time)

US Education

• How The $1.2 Trillion College Debt Crisis Is Crippling Students, Parents And The Economy (Forbes)