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EXCLUSIVE: 'Daily Show' & 'Onion' Writers Explain America

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 01.17.2012

This 4th of July, in between consuming inevitable excesses of meat, beer and Michael Bay movies, we hope you take a moment to think about the other th...

Can Happiness Make You Healthier Physically?

Josh Clark | Posted 11.17.2011

Josh Clark

Taking into account the unforeseeable threats to our happiness that constitute the crushing stress of life in the 21st century, we humans are surprisingly capable of maintaining a sunny outlook

"Stuff You Should Know" Challenges Stephen Colbert To Kiva Fundraiser

Posted 05.25.2011

Last year, Stephen Colbert started a Kiva team to raise money for small businesses in the developing world. Since then, he's racked up just under $10,...

What is Work? Part I: New Definitions

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.27.2011

Sharon Glassman

Today, when so many Americans are out of it, changing it, and doing it for themselves, has the definition of work changed?