Linkblogging: 14% of US Adults Can't Read

"About 14 percent of U.S. adults won't be reading this article. Well, okay, most people won't read it, given all the words that are published these days to help us understand and navigate the increasingly complex world.

But about 1 in 7 can't read it. They're illiterate."

14% of US Adults Can't Read by Robert Roy Britt at Live Science