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Family Finances

How a Basic Life Skill Can Fight Poverty

Executive function skills are important because they enable children to focus, remember and follow directions, and exercise self-control. In adults, these skills support more complex behaviors

BY Stephanie M. Jones & 2 more

Journal of Ideas

2 weeks ago
Business and Markets

Why Introductions Matter

At first blush, introductions may appear trivial. How we introduce ourselves to new people or new audiences may seem like a passing moment w

BY Karen Gross

Journal of Ideas

2 weeks ago
World Affairs

Next Steps for Europe

Is the European Union in danger of ending up like the Soviet Union, shedding its parts and losing its people? Asking ourselves whether the E

BY Marta Dassù, & 2 more

Journal of Ideas

08.15.2016
Africa and the Middle East

Why Don't Americans Care About Refugees?

Does the US have a moral responsibility to help refugees from conflicts in the Middle East?

BY Shibley Telhami

Journal of Ideas

07.28.2016
Family Finances

How to boost both savings and income

Amid all the talk of inequality and economic insecurity, the discussion on the left has been strangely divided. One side says: Raise wages s

BY Andrew Yarrow

Journal of Ideas

07.26.2016
Africa and the Middle East

The Future of Turkish Diplomacy

It started out as an ordinary Friday evening but abruptly turned into a night of confusion and dread.

BY Doruk Ergun

Journal of Ideas

07.20.2016

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