There are hard limits to European resolve on sanctions against Russia. Case in point: As eastern Ukraine’s referendum went ahead, French officials said future sanctions wouldn’t stop them from fulfilling a contract to deliver advanced helicopter carriers to Moscow.

Good evening, TAI readers! We’d like to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there, and remind you all to do the same (if you haven’t already done so, of course). As you gear up for the week ahead, take the time to look back at what you may have missed on the site over the past week.

A university in New Hampshire is leading the way in online ed by hiring adjuncts to teach their online courses. Everybody wins, especially the adjuncts, who get a huge boost in pay (and a degree of job security to boot) by working for the school.

Going to a top-ranked school won’t make you happy, but choosing great classes and great teachers just might—and help you get a job, to boot.

Teen pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion rates are falling dramatically, according to a comprehensive data survey from Guttmacher. Both the right and the left have different reasons to celebrate this news, but that’s only because it is good news for everyone.

Watch for yourself (but fair warning: the language is more explicit than what you’d hear from Jon Stewart):

American health care is become class stratified, and the Affordable Care Act is making access and cost problems even worse for low- and middle-income Americans.

There’s a new book out about inequality written by a Frenchman. But unlike the one that’s getting all the press, this one is more sanguine about the politics surrounding inequality.

If there’s one thing the next Indian Prime Minister must accomplish, it’s the creation of manufacturing jobs. Under Modi, Gujarat became famous for its friendliness to industry. But can that success be replicated at the national level?

67 percent of employers now allow their employees to work from home occasionally, up from just 50 percent in 2008. Telework is picking up steam, and that’s good news for employers, employees, and the planet.