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April 12, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Ben Bernanke: Poor Communities Left Behind In U.S. Recovery WASHINGTON, April 12 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that despite improvements in the U.S. economy overall, the country's lower-income communities continue to face hard times. "While employment and housing show signs of improving for the nation as a whole, conditions in lower-income neighborhoods remain difficult by many measures," Bernanke said in prepared remarks that made no direct reference to monetary policy. Continue reading... The Dark Future Of A Hot New Currency Reports Discover Way Banks Could Become Even More Profitable Starbucks Lowers Price Of Popular Item 11 Things McDonald's Wishes You Never Knew About McDonald's Apologizes For Big Mac Ad Dimon: London Whale Was 'The Stupidest And Most Embarrassing Situation' Private Prison Company Makes Damning Admission PHOTOS: McDonald's Most Gorgeous Eatery Is In Batumi, Georgia McDonald's Apologizes For Big Mac Ad 11 Things McDonald's Wishes You Never Knew About America's 9 Most Damaged Brands BOB BURNETT The Future Is Coming: What's the U.S. Plan? The future is arriving faster than expected. According to a report by the National Intelligence Council, Global Trends 2030, 17 years from now the world will be remarkably different. How does America plan to deal with this change? Continue reading... NICHOLAS JOHNSON Four Governors Whose Radical Tax Plans Have Taken a Beating (and Why They're Not Giving Up Yet) The hurdles that Governors Jindal, Kasich, Fallin, and Heineman encountered in their own states and with their own allies do suggest that there may be a bit less appetite for radical tax change in the states than it seemed a month or two ago. Continue reading... STEVE RHODE Student Loan Debt Creates Drag on Economy and Older American's Student loan debt is fast becoming a major problem in the United States. The level of student loan debt has now exceeded the amount owed on all credit cards. And it's growing. Continue reading... ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Huffington This Week: Breaking and Entering This week, as Huffington launches an ongoing series on how we can reduce the destructive force of stress in our lives, Ben Hallman looks at allegations of abuse and misconduct within an industry that began to boom when the housing market began to tank, and Lori Fradkin shares the wisdom she's gleaned in the course of attending 21 weddings. Continue reading... JIM KUKRAL The Moment I Knew I Never Wanted to Work for Anyone Ever Again This is a shorty story about becoming an entrepreneur. Read this if you ever thought about quitting your job and owning your own business. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003