Profit Maximization is Easy: Invest in Violence
Stimulating the economy? Choose the one fail-safe technique: invest in violence. Robert Burrowes writes.
Can Mosques and Minarets be Tools For Democracy?
Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu continues his cultural survey of contemporary Turkish politics with some thoughts on the New Islam.
The Governor is Busy
No matter how large or crowded Istanbul becomes, the centralized government structure does not change. There is always a single governor… Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu investigates the broken links in Turkish democracy in this three-part series. Part one of three.
Reinventing the Toilet
Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial revolution.
Half of the World’s Languages are Dying Fast
How can digital tools be used to help native language speakers access and contribute knowledge? Subhashish Panigrahi shows how endangered languages can be documented and preserved using open standards and tools.
What Hospitals Waste
The nation’s health care tab is sky-high. Marshall Allen began tracking down the reasons. First stop: A look at all the perfectly good stuff hospitals throw away.
Diversity Helps Us All
It’s still possible to seek diversity, even for white guys in corporate America. Jack Botam writes.
How Drug Courts Are Falling Short
In the drug war, drug courts offer just another example of failure of criminal industrial complex. Christine Mehta writes.
What Japanese Internment Taught Us About Standing Up for Our Neighbors
Community means looking out for all neighbors and members, not just those who look like you. Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz writes.
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