Jul 10 One Million Children Labor in Africa’s Goldmines By Ellen Rolfes In Burkina Faso, gold production has more than doubled in recent years. Though child labor is against the law in the West African nation, the economics and the nature of mining make labor law enforcement extremely difficult. Continue reading
Jul 10 Gaming Mr. Darcy: What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Economics By Michael Chwe By Michael Chwe UCLA Professor Michael Chwe believes reading Jane Austen, as this man does in Bath, England, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of "Pride and Prejudice" in January, can inform our understanding of strategic thinking. Continue reading
Jul 10 House Republicans Huddling on Immigration With No Clear Consensus By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images House Republicans will have a meeting of the minds Wednesday, but it remains unclear if the fractious group of lawmakers will be able to reach a consensus… Continue reading
Jul 08 The Real Reason Behind Public Smoking Bans Smoking on the beach has become more difficult in recent years due to new smoking bans. But who and what are these bans meant to protect? Photo by Cal Crary/Getty Images Summer has officially begun and for many, it's time… Continue reading
Jul 08 New Abortion Restrictions Reignite Culture Wars A crowd shouts 'Shame, shame, shame!' as law enforcement officers stand outside the North Carolina legislative building after the state Senate gave its approval to a series of abortion restrictions July 3. Photo by Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT… Continue reading
Jul 08 How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Email Hacking By Cat Wise Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike demonstrates how an email message can allow hackers to access your computer. Continue reading
Jul 07 What Happens to My Spouse’s Social Security Benefit If I Die? By Laurence Kotlikoff By Laurence Kotlikoff Taking survivor benefits early will reduce their value, warns Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security… Continue reading
Jul 05 How Imperfect Popes Can Still Become Saints Despite church scandals and restrictive rules, the late Popes John Paul II and John the XXXIII could be canonized before the end of this year. Ray Suarez spoke with Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter about sainthood in… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Shields and Marcus on the Voting Rights Ruling, Democracy and Upheaval in Egypt Shields and Marcus on the Voting Rights Ruling, Democracy and Upheaval in Egypt… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Egypt’s Ambassador: Morsi Was Unable to Be ‘President of All Egyptians’ Egyptian Ambassador: Morsi Was Unable to Be 'President of All Egyptians'… Continue watching