Innovation begins with ideas, but ultimately relies on financial support. Richard Lyons, the University of California, Berkeley’s first-ever chief innovation officer, has implemented a program that generates funding for innovative startups and channels the profits back to the university. Should you keep investing in Big Tech? Lyons, a former dean of UC Berkeley’s business school …
What a cruel irony: The president whose policy obsession from Day 1 in the Oval Office has been not to grow the economy but to reduce income inequality has presided over a near-record surge in the percentage of Americans in poverty. That’s the finding of the Census Bureau’s annual data report released this week. In …
Is the incidence of poverty among elderly individuals too high? Let us consider this hypothetical scenario: What would be an acceptable poverty rate for seniors in America? According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the U.S. has a higher poverty rate among individuals over the age of 65 compared to most other …
North Korea, the highly secluded and authoritarian nation in Asia, possesses some extraordinary records. However, for many living within its borders, a life of luxury is far from attainable. The future that awaits Travis King, the 23-year-old US soldier who defected to North Korea, remains uncertain, but it is undoubtedly devoid of glamour. Among North …
In Afghanistan, beauty salons have been a safe haven for women, but unfortunately, they are now facing closure. The Taliban has recently issued a decree banning salons across the country, leaving thousands of women unemployed. One salon employee, who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons, expressed the devastating impact of this decision, stating, “We …
Before venturing into politics, specifically Congress and becoming the 41st governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz had a career as a high school social studies teacher and football coach in Mankato, a small city in southern Minnesota known for its soybean-crushing industry. During his time as a teacher, one of his responsibilities was monitoring student lunch …
Education has long been touted as the key to ending poverty, but is this statement truly accurate? And if it is, why aren’t we prioritizing education more? These are the questions that have lingered in my mind for years. The idea that educating a child can provide a solution for poverty sounds promising, doesn’t it? …