Agents of Change: Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation
While governments around the world struggle to maintain service levels amid fiscal crises, social innovators are improving social outcomes for citizens by changing the system from within.
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Don't Let Candidates Dodge Questions
The emerging consensus about Thursday night's vice presidential debate is that there was a high degree of professionalism on the stage. Why?
The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis 鈥 those 13 days in October 1962 that were probably the closest the world has come to a major nuclear war. President John F.
50 Years After Cuban Missile Crisis: Closer Than you Thought to World War III
鈥淢y fellow Americans, with a heavy heart, and in necessary fulfillment of my oath of office, I have ordered 鈥 and the United States Air Force has now carried out 鈥 military operations with conventiona
Partisans Are Fired Up on Both Sides
Before the first presidential debate last week, President Barack Obama appeared to be cruising toward re-election and possibly a thumping victory.
Productivity and the Placebo Effect
In 1952, Norman Vincent Peale, a Protestant minister, published 鈥淭he Power of Positive Thinking.鈥 The book stayed on the New York Times best-sellers list for 186 weeks.
Cuban Missile Crisis Holds Lessons for Presidential Race
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis 鈥 arguably the most dangerous moment in modern history. During 13 harrowing days in October 1962, President John F.
Fear Factor: The Illusion of American Decline
At their conventions last month, both the Republican and Democratic parties declared that the United States is not in decline.
Romney was Hungry, Obama was Flat
Before the first presidential debate, voters were telling CNN by nearly a 2-1 margin that they expected an Obama victory. Many commentators were ready to hold a coronation for the president.
Presidential Debates: Why Don't They Just Answer the Question?
In next month's three presidential debates, President Obama and Mitt Romney will be asked a wide range of questions crucial to the future of America.
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