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Tuesday 01/November/2016 14:11 PM

North Carolina is the real bellwether state

Michelle Obama, making her first joint campaign appearance with Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on October 27, suggested the state is ground zero in this...

Tuesday 01/November/2016 14:05 PM

Is Japan too scared to succeed?

Of all of the scary economic data that routinely streams out of Japan, this statistic should terrify you: $800 million. That’s the total value of venture...

Tuesday 01/November/2016 14:00 PM

The universal right to capital income

The right to laziness has traditionally been only for the propertied rich, whereas the poor have had to struggle for decent wages and working conditions,...

Tuesday 01/November/2016 13:32 PM

Investment for sustainable growth

The big disappointment in the world economy today is the low rate of investment. In the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, growth in high-income...

Monday 31/October/2016 21:48 PM

Italy earthquake

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Monday 31/October/2016 21:20 PM

Education innovation in the Middle East

Supporting the millions of newly displaced people of the Middle East demands resources far beyond the capacity of the United Nations, and is a continuous...

Monday 31/October/2016 21:05 PM

Privacy for refugees

With people living so much of their lives online nowadays, it is easier than ever for governments and companies to collect large amounts of personal...

Monday 31/October/2016 20:55 PM

Three threats to China’s economy

After a decades-long “growth miracle,” China’s economy has lately become a source of mounting concern. Some factors – from high corporate debt to...