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What about a park and a healthy river instead of a wall for the US-Mexico border?
President Trump wants to spend billions to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s a much better plan for that border that will cost far less money and will produce multiple benefits for both countries. Half of the border is formed by the Rio Grande. That river is in bad shape; Read More...
Everybody uses the Internet but who owns it?
Thirty years ago, almost no one used the Internet for anything. Today, just about everybody uses it for everything. However, as the web has grown, it has also narrowed giving a few giant companies control of a major part of our daily lives. That’s an unhealthy development, according to this Read More...
Some Democrats see tax overhaul as a path to taxing carbon
With a sweeping overhaul of the tax code on the horizon, two Senate Democrats believe this is the moment to broach the third rail of climate change policy: a carbon tax. The plan by the senators, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of Hawaii, to level a $49 per metric ton fee on Read More...
Could a universal basic income become the next American Dream?
Nothing may be a greater contradiction to America’s cherished free market economy than the idea of cash handouts for everyone. But the idea is gaining ground left, right, and center as a breakthrough solution for unemployment and social inequality. A Universal Basic Income may play a role in a Read More...
France leads the world in providing nutrition and handling food waste
France leads the countries of the G20, which maintain the largest economies and contain two-thirds of the global population, when it comes to food waste and nutrition, according to the The Food Sustainability Index. French supermarkets are required to donate excess food and tax incentives are in Read More...
The Danes have better health care, pay more taxes and are happier
The Danes consistently score high on the lists of the happiest people. This article explains the Danish happiness with their satisfaction with their health care system. More than other Europeans, the Danes feel secure. The system delivers quality health care to all and costs Denmark only two-thirds Read More...
Dallas cops do something all cops should do: Meditate
Meditation reduces stress. Abundant research shows that it helps people to better deal with the challenges of the fast modern lifestyle. Companies promote meditation for their employees because they see that the practice is good for the business. So, what if police officers would meditate? What Read More...
China rallies support for four-point Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
China's UN ambassador urged the international community on Monday to support President Xi Jinping's new four-point proposal to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and establish an independent Palestinian state. Liu Jieyi said at a news conference that China's future diplomatic efforts Read More...
Sensible refugee policy: migrants get jobs, Sweden gets skilled workers
The fear of job-stealing migrants still dominates political debates. Meanwhile, Sweden has adopted a sensible policy—that is not without self-interest. New arrivals are actively encouraged into work, put on a fast-track to employment, matched with jobs in sectors where Sweden needs workers, and Read More...
Can the empty bedrooms of the baby boomers provide housing for millennials?
Millennials are struggling to find affordable housing in the U.S. At the same time, many baby-boomers are retiring and they would like to stay in their homes that have lots of empty bedrooms. Real estate site Trulia sees a match made in heaven. The site has calculated that there are 3.6 million Read More...