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Dr. Ford: Staying Optimistic—Family, Friendship, and Fashion

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Optimism has declined—because it is out of fashion, Gregg Easterbrook argues. Why is this, when there are so many ways in which the global outlook is rosier than ever? And, surprisingly, the "decline of the middle class" is a myth.

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Bonus NewsMix: “Erica Kane is My Guru”; Older Single Women Happier; More About Walking to Happiness

By Womens Voices for Change

I Said, Party of One: This week, a new AARP study confirms what many of us already knew: for many older women, living alone is not a sad state but a new opportunity. A whopping 63 percent of single women who live alone say their older years are the time to pursue their dreams. The Economic and Social Research Council…