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Friday, February 29, 2008

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Day in the Work Life: Explorer

Eric Larsen

Edmund Hilary climbed Everest because it was there, but this week, we meet a polar explorer who visits remote places because they may not be around much longer.

Eric Larsen training for the One World Expedition on Hudson Bay. (Les Stone/ericlarsenexplore.com)

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  • Everything's Not Lost Coldplay Buy
  • Home Life John Mayer Buy

Marketplace Confessional

"Will makes a great argument. The hostile reception, as indicated by the comments, should be unsurprising. If people actually understood how much immigration has historically benefited us then we wouldn't have the type of protectionist immigration laws we have. If the borders were opened one might see a drop in wages, but considering there would be a correlative drop in prices, it's doubtful there would be an overall harm and most likely considerable benefit..."

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Conversations from the Corner Office

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Intimate profiles of workers in the global economy.

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