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Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and ...
[LESS INFO] 27 VIEWS | ADDED 20:32:00 05/11/12
Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and abuse when they do start a business or earn a good wage. Featured
Anne W. Kamau
Challenges for Wome...
2 Views 20:32:00 05/11/12
Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and ...
[LESS INFO] 2 VIEWS | ADDED 20:32:00 05/11/12
Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and abuse when they do start a business or earn a good wage. Featured
Anne W. Kamau
Baltimore as a Case...
61 Views 22:14:00 05/04/12
Jennifer Vey: Metro areas need to attract new businesses and invest in human capital. Educational policies that can provide build a work force to support the clean...
[LESS INFO] 61 VIEWS | ADDED 22:14:00 05/04/12
Jennifer Vey: Metro areas need to attract new businesses and invest in human capital. Educational policies that can provide build a work force to support the cleaner, greener industries of the future are a key component. Featured
Jennifer S. Vey
Baltimore as a Case...
8 Views 22:14:00 05/04/12
Jennifer Vey: Metro areas need to attract new businesses and invest in human capital. Educational policies that can provide build a work force to support the clean...
[LESS INFO] 8 VIEWS | ADDED 22:14:00 05/04/12
Jennifer Vey: Metro areas need to attract new businesses and invest in human capital. Educational policies that can provide build a work force to support the cleaner, greener industries of the future are a key component. Featured
Jennifer S. Vey
Fracking and Prospe...
14 Views 20:23:00 04/27/12
Charles Ebinger: The “fracking” process gives producers from Canada to Mexico the ability to crack rocks and extract both oil and natural gas. Production here coul...
[LESS INFO] 14 VIEWS | ADDED 20:23:00 04/27/12
Charles Ebinger: The “fracking” process gives producers from Canada to Mexico the ability to crack rocks and extract both oil and natural gas. Production here could rise from the current nine million barrels a day to twelve million within a decade. Featured
Charles K. Ebinger
Fracking and Prospe...
143 Views 20:23:00 04/27/12
Charles Ebinger: The “fracking” process gives producers from Canada to Mexico the ability to crack rocks and extract both oil and natural gas. Production here coul...
[LESS INFO] 143 VIEWS | ADDED 20:23:00 04/27/12
Charles Ebinger: The “fracking” process gives producers from Canada to Mexico the ability to crack rocks and extract both oil and natural gas. Production here could rise from the current nine million barrels a day to twelve million within a decade. Featured
Charles K. Ebinger
Eye-Tracking Techno...
11 Views 20:39:00 04/20/12
John Villasenor: Eye-tracking has great benefits for the disabled, allowing them to use computers more effectively. However, the privacy concerns are significant, ...
[LESS INFO] 11 VIEWS | ADDED 20:39:00 04/20/12
John Villasenor: Eye-tracking has great benefits for the disabled, allowing them to use computers more effectively. However, the privacy concerns are significant, as a whole new industry based on gathering consumer information from the Internet takes shape. Featured
John Villasenor
John Villasenor: Eye-tracking has great benefits for the disabled, allowing them to use computers more effectively. However, the privacy concerns are significant, ...
[LESS INFO] 145 VIEWS | ADDED 20:39:00 04/20/12
John Villasenor: Eye-tracking has great benefits for the disabled, allowing them to use computers more effectively. However, the privacy concerns are significant, as a whole new industry based on gathering consumer information from the Internet takes shape. Featured
John Villasenor
Safety and Security...
13 Views 13:25:00 04/13/12
Elizabeth Ferris: We’ve gotten better at providing IDPs with food and water, but it’s still difficult to provide them with safety and security, and too many face p...
[LESS INFO] 13 VIEWS | ADDED 13:25:00 04/13/12
Elizabeth Ferris: We’ve gotten better at providing IDPs with food and water, but it’s still difficult to provide them with safety and security, and too many face political and gender-based violence. Featured
Elizabeth Ferris
Safety and Security...
137 Views 13:25:00 04/13/12
Elizabeth Ferris: We’ve gotten better at providing IDPs with food and water, but it’s still difficult to provide them with safety and security, and too many face p...
[LESS INFO] 137 VIEWS | ADDED 13:25:00 04/13/12
Elizabeth Ferris: We’ve gotten better at providing IDPs with food and water, but it’s still difficult to provide them with safety and security, and too many face political and gender-based violence. Featured
Elizabeth Ferris
Economic Reform in ...
127 Views 19:25:00 04/06/12
Ted Piccone: Cuba is making strides on economic reform and a different Cuba is emerging in the global economy. Featured
Ted Piccone
Shadi Hamid
[LESS INFO] 127 VIEWS | ADDED 19:25:00 04/06/12
Ted Piccone: Cuba is making strides on economic reform and a different Cuba is emerging in the global economy. Featured
Ted Piccone
Shadi Hamid
Economic Reform in ...
14 Views 19:25:00 04/06/12
Ted Piccone: Cuba is making strides on economic reform and a different Cuba is emerging in the global economy. Featured
Ted Piccone
Shadi Hamid
[LESS INFO] 14 VIEWS | ADDED 19:25:00 04/06/12
Ted Piccone: Cuba is making strides on economic reform and a different Cuba is emerging in the global economy. Featured
Ted Piccone
Shadi Hamid
The Arab Spring and...
2 Views 18:54:00 03/30/12
Shadi Hamid: The Obama administration has not taken full advantage of the opportunities the Arab Spring provides for U.S. policy to encourage and support emerging ...
[LESS INFO] 2 VIEWS | ADDED 18:54:00 03/30/12
Shadi Hamid: The Obama administration has not taken full advantage of the opportunities the Arab Spring provides for U.S. policy to encourage and support emerging democracies in the region, and should recalibrate its efforts to realize that economic and military policies are inextricably linked. Featured
Shadi Hamid
The Arab Spring and...
136 Views 18:54:00 03/30/12
Shadi Hamid: The Obama administration has not taken full advantage of the opportunities the Arab Spring provides for U.S. policy to encourage and support emerging ...
[LESS INFO] 136 VIEWS | ADDED 18:54:00 03/30/12
Shadi Hamid: The Obama administration has not taken full advantage of the opportunities the Arab Spring provides for U.S. policy to encourage and support emerging democracies in the region, and should recalibrate its efforts to realize that economic and military policies are inextricably linked. Featured
Shadi Hamid
The Monthly Jobs Re...
33 Views 19:10:00 03/23/12
Gary Burtless: The jobless numbers give us a timely and accurate picture of the overall health of the economy, and provide the financial markets, businesses and jo...
[LESS INFO] 33 VIEWS | ADDED 19:10:00 03/23/12
Gary Burtless: The jobless numbers give us a timely and accurate picture of the overall health of the economy, and provide the financial markets, businesses and jobseekers good data about how and when decisions about hiring are made. Featured
Gary Burtless
Matthew M. Chingos
The Monthly Jobs Re...
148 Views 19:10:00 03/23/12
Gary Burtless: The jobless numbers give us a timely and accurate picture of the overall health of the economy, and provide the financial markets, businesses and jo...
[LESS INFO] 148 VIEWS | ADDED 19:10:00 03/23/12
Gary Burtless: The jobless numbers give us a timely and accurate picture of the overall health of the economy, and provide the financial markets, businesses and jobseekers good data about how and when decisions about hiring are made. Featured
Gary Burtless
Matthew M. Chingos
Challenges for Women in the African Economy 05/11/12
Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and abuse when they do start a business or earn a good wage. Featured
Anne W. Kamau