Five rational arguments why God (very probably) exists
May 12, 2017 10:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The question of whether a God exists is heating up in the 21st century. According to a Pew survey, the percentage of Americans having no religious affiliation reached 23 percent in 2014. Among such nones, 33 percent said...
What France and the UK can teach Trump about reviving America's middle class
May 12, 2017 10:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Americas middle class is in deep trouble. Signs of its decline are everywhere, from stagnant incomes and falling wealth to soaring household debt and the rise of populist politicians promising a return to the glory...
Why America needs a 'do-over' on Medicaid reform
May 12, 2017 10:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Politics Law
One of the most important pieces of the newly passed House health bill is a possible US$800 billion cut over 10 years to Medicaid, the federal program designed to provide insurance coverage to the poor. That bill,...
Sex, drugs and feminism: for Brazil's female funk singers, the personal is political
May 12, 2017 10:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
At first sight, there is seemingly nothing feminist about Carioca funk, the electronic dance music coming out of Rio de Janeiros poor favelas. Nearly all the songs sung by women are of the sexually explicit, sometimes...
Global compact on migration should focus on harnessing its win-win benefits
May 12, 2017 10:25 am UTC| Insights & Views
An agreement to address migrant and refugee crises worldwide, which the UN General Assembly adopted in September, has been described by many in the United Nations as nothing short of a miracle. But it also appears...
Forcing consensus is bad for science and society
May 12, 2017 10:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
The March for Science that took place in cities around the world on April 22 was intended to speak for science, defending evidence-based policies, the strength of peer-reviewed facts and government-funded research. The...
FxWirePro: Fortifying bullish SEK standpoint and outright trades
May 12, 2017 10:11 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The April inflation data release out of Sweden reinforced our bullish medium-term view of the Swedish krona. With the Frexit risk evaporating with Macrons victory in the French presidential election, the market focus is...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects