Your risk, my reward: is the sharing economy becoming less selfish?
Mar 04, 2016 00:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In the early days of the sharing economy, players like Uber and Airbnb provided a platform for their services, but no such protection on the risks that came with them. They shifted the risk instead to the buyers side or...
Presidential candidates offer sharp differences on the future of renewable energy
Mar 03, 2016 16:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
We are in the middle of a long-term global transition away from fossil fuels and toward more efficient, renewable-based energy systems. This shift will deliver many benefits, including jobs, reduced air pollution, lower...
Will the next U.S. president close the digital divide for Americans without broadband access?
Mar 03, 2016 16:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Most of the 2016 presidential candidates policy platforms recognize the strategic importance of high-speed Internet (HSI), or broadband, in transforming the economy and spurring innovation. The candidates appear...
How much can the next president influence the U.S. energy system?
Mar 03, 2016 16:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
There have been dramatic changes in the U.S. energy system under our current president a big drop in the use of coal, a boom in domestic oil and gas development from fracking, and the rapid spread of renewable...
Should wealthier students get subsidized college education?
Mar 03, 2016 16:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Last summer, as the presidential campaign was just getting rolling in earnest, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced New College Compact, a proposal designed to provide relief for the rapidly rising sticker...
How difficult would it be to repeal Obamacare for good?
Mar 03, 2016 16:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Politics
If the leading Republican candidates agree on one thing, its doing away with Obamacare. The one thing we have to do is repeal and replace Obamacare, Donald Trump has written on his campaign website, while Marco Rubio...
Philanthropic foundations: black boxes that must become more transparent
Mar 03, 2016 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views
A philanthropic foundation and an octopus have much in common. Their non-rigid forms mean that they are both flexible and able to squeeze into areas that are inaccessible to others. Both are seen as great problem-solvers...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects