Politics & Economics

Is Direct Democracy Janus-faced?

An innovative content platform is starting to put the world’s most advanced agricultural data into the hands of its poorest farmers.

Rationality is the concept of human behavior at the heart of economic theory. But what does it mean? To an economist, rational people come in all shapes and sizes. What is rational depends on what you like: with the right motivation, any behavior can be rationalized.

Income inequality may have the greatest impact on society’s most vulnerable: very young children. Without addressing early childhood development, efforts to close class gaps may fall short.

A working paper published on an academic website creates a stir

Big business might want to keep the workforce divided.

Sustainability must be reframed as an opportunity if it is to take hold.