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For 60 years, the US government has been laying secret doomsday plans in the event of a nuclear war.
David Miliband thinks the refugee crisis is solvable. So how do we start?
How can Americans restore their confidence in their government?
How can we stay safe in the increasingly tech-driven world?
Haris Tarin and Rabia Chaudry on being Muslim and American in 2017.
When President Biden expanded the nation's Child Tax Credit in March, US Senator Michael Bennet applauded the move. Bennet, a democrat from Colorado, has been working to increase support for families since he introduced the American Family Act in Congress in 2017. Now he wants to make the Credit, which pays most American families $250 or $300/child each month, permanent. H...
Are courage and confidence alone enough for success?
How can ethical corporate culture benefit the bottom line and boost productivity?
NATO, Brexit, terrorism, and the rise of populism in Europe.
The industrial revolution and consequent terrible labor conditions sparked a wave of revolutions in Europe, and then a string of laws and protections for workers. As author and innovation expert Alec Ross describes it, we “rewrote the social contract.” But, Ross says, we may be due for another rewrite, as we transition from an industrial economy to one based on information...
Most Americans today would agree that the dream of supporting a family and living a good life on one full time salary is not available to vast numbers of people. Wages have not risen at the pace of profits over the last several decades, and work with benefits is far from guaranteed for many. In his 2023 book, “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,”...
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the recovery includes three stages: collapse, bounce-back, and slog. We’ve experienced collapse and bounce-back already. “Now we’re now headed for a slog,” he says.