All-star professors at New York University who are tapped for jobs in cheaper cities may think twice about moving. Under the stewardship of NYU President John Sexton, loans to professors for pricey vacation homes in the Hamptons and beyond have become part of the potential benefit package. The NYT reports: N.Y.U. has already attracted attention […]

The Washington Post, on June 14, 2013, reported on a case in Philadelphia. A couple, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, were arrested and held without bail on a charge of third-degree murder. They are members of a small Pentecostal church in North Philadelphia, which teaches that Christians should not use modern medicine but rely on divine […]

Americans entering the workforce are less educated than those exiting it, according to a new report by the Council on Foreign Relations. Quartz:  For 55- to 64-year-olds, the US has the highest percentage of high-school graduates and the third-highest percentage of college graduates; in people aged 25 to 34, the country is 10th and 13th […]

There are a lot of reasons to embrace teleworking: a better work-life balance, cutting out a polluting and unhealthy commute, saving money on office real estate and gas, and even boosting productivity. Given the advantages, we’d like to see more businesses adopt telework policies for their workers (looking at you, Yahoo!) and more government policies enable […]

Above: Egyptian riot police try to disperse clashes between supporters the ruling Muslim Brotherhood and protestors calling for the resignation of Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz in Cairo on June 11, 2013. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. The revolutions that swept the Arab world in early 2011 took on a distinctive character in the nations they touched, […]

For the past few days, thousands of angry Brazilians have been flowing out into the streets of major cities in protest, paralyzing city centers, burning vehicles, looting and vandalizing stores, even attempting to storm government buildings in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia.It’s quite frightening to watch so many people here in Brazil protesting […]

China has just launched its first cap-and-trade experiment in Shenzhen, one of seven cities singled out for pollution cuts by 2014. The policy starts today in Shenzhen, and will then be rolled out in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing and the provinces of Hubei and Guangdong. If the program is successful in these areas, China plans […]

At the end of September 2011, after Burma’s President announced that construction on a huge dam on the Irrawaddy River would be suspended indefinitely, the head of the Chinese company in charge of the project told a newspaper reporter that he was “totally astonished” by the news. Canceling construction on the dam was the most eyebrow-raising event […]

Blue power is in big trouble in Detroit, where the threat of bankruptcy has both public sector unions and municipal bondholders at the barrel of a gun. Mary Williams Walsh’s report in the NYT today makes it clear that unless unions can find a way to make other creditors take all the pain, they’re going […]

More than a hundred thousand protesters gathered in big cities across Brazil yesterday after the government raised bus fares across the country. As in Turkey, the protests spread rapidly and soon turned violent, tapping into a broader discontent around the country. Part of the state legislature in Rio de Janeiro was set on fire. NYT: While […]