Is it just me or do the revelations that the military's sexual predatory behavior is even more egregious than it seemed a few weeks ago (and even then...
If we accept the position that public social support has to have some rational limits, then many more people must build on whatever that base of support will be to push their lives further forward with their own efforts, brains, energy and ambition.
This philosophical argument over the role of government has been going on in America since colonial days, and in Europe long before that. One of the most interesting debates was over firefighting services.
There's nothing really natural about the 40-hour work week -- let alone the 50-plus hours many Americans spend on the job. Some people argue the U...
By David Cohen, The Diplomat The Chinese Communist Party is tired of playing Whac-A-Mole with social unrest, and over the past few months it ...
Why not convene a council of unconventional elders -- academics, writers, artists, technology wizards, farmers, small business owners and public officials? They would give President Obama unfiltered advice on all sorts of issues.
By changing nuances within the language we use to describe poverty and inequality, we can begin to change the narrative so it is finally accurate.
Over the past two decades, most developing countries (35 of them in Africa alone) began to make direct cash transfers to their poor. Initially, this w...
If governments could put two dollars in poor people's pockets every day, poverty would be finished. Of course, things are more complicated than that.
Led by Tory Leader David Cameron in partnership with the Liberal Democrats and Nick Clegg, a new government has taken power in the UK, ending the Labo...
Social innovations are catalysts that bring together creativity, expertise and a relentless focus on results to solve problems and dramatically improve performance across the country.
