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Weekly Wrap 8.21.15: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

1. The Coddling of the American Mind

"In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education — and mental health."

2. The Late, Great Stephen Colbert

Ok, we know you didn’t miss this one. But Colbert’s peculiar, precious blend of whip-smart comedy, vulnerability, and candor on grief and faith — not to mention his endearing fondness for Tolkein references — makes this one for the ages.

3. A(nother) Real Scandal of Amazon’s Punishing Work Culture

"But it's important not to lose sight of a more urgent reality: As bad as white-collar workers may have it at Amazon and elsewhere, their blue-collar brethren have it much, much worse, and have much less power to negotiate better conditions."

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