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Why Thanksgiving tells a story of America’s pluralism

Why Thanksgiving tells a story of America’s pluralism

Thanksgiving has been a focus of autumn grade-school curriculum for a hundred years. Because of its paradoxical combination of tradition and invention, its appeals to the past and to the future, its ancestor worship and its acceptance of diversity, Thanksgiving remains America’s most treasured celebration. The question is, at a moment when we are increasingly […] … learn more→

The holiday hiring myth

The weeks between Thanksgiving and the new year are often perceived as the job-seeking equivalent of a lump of coal in your stocking. A perception persists that hiring managers push off hiring until January either to save money before they close the books on the old year’s budget or to avoid the administrative hassle associated […] … learn more→