By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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Colleges, Employers Rethink Internship Policies (WSJ)
Rachel Feintzeig and Melissa Korn report that while unpaid internship lawsuits work through the courts, many companies are changing their programs by adding pay or eliminating internships altogether.
Losing Their Unemployment Benefits Didn't Help These People Find Work (HuffPo)
Sam Stein and Arthur Delaney find that without long-term unemployment insurance, which Congress failed to extend in December, workers' job searches didn't change, but their ability to pay the bills did.
Your Government Owes You a Job (The Nation)
Raúl Carrillo calls for a job guarantee as a matter of justice and economic security for all. He says such a program would have similar costs to current anti-poverty programs, but provide more opportunities.
Here’s Why This City’s Businesses Love Its Paid Sick Days Law (ThinkProgress)
Bryce Covert looks at a new audit of Seattle's paid sick leave law, which went into effect in September 2012. People are happy: costs were lower than expected, and business, wage, and job growth were all up.
The Rich Live Longer: So How Much Money 'Buys' 1 More Year of Life? (The Atlantic)
Derek Thompson uses data on life expectancy and income to determine the cost of an extra year of life. He says the actual numbers here are less important than the fact that inequality has life-and-death costs.
Politicians from the Hungriest Counties Voted to Cut Food Stamps (MSNBC)
The congressmen, both Democrats, claim to have voted for the recent Farm Bill that cut food stamps in some states as a compromise on larger cuts, says Ned Resnikoff, but the GOP strategy will keep chipping away at the program.
F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic (NYT)
The Federal Communications Commission announced new proposed rules that allow companies to pay Internet service providers for faster access to their content, reports Edward Wyatt. Some call this the end of net neutrality.