The U.S. has the world’s largest debt in absolute terms, but Japan’s is the largest when measured in terms of its debt-to-GDP ratio.
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A plan to forgive almost a trillion dollars in debt would solve the student loan debt crisis, but can it work?
The world’s favorite 140-character engine has some new changes coming that will hopefully draw in a whole new pool of users.
How do you live a debt-free life? First, you need to adopt the habits associated with smart fiscal living and cease with the unsustainable behaviors.
CAMBRIDGE – Argentina and its bankers have been barred from making payments to fulfill debt-restructuring agreements reached with the country’s creditors, unless the 7% of creditors who rejected the agreements […]
A little over a year ago, I wrote aboutThe Herb Block Foundation’s gloom and doom report titled The Golden Age for Editorial Cartoonists at the Nation’s Newspapers is Over. Founded […]
Last week, The Wall Street Journal published my opinion editorial, “The ‘God Particle’ and the Origins of the Universe – The search for a unifying theory is nowhere near over.” Subscribers […]
‘Tis the season to be savvy. Here’s a round-up of Big Thinkers’ favorite tech ideas for simplifying – and beautifying – your holiday.
Among the many deplorable effects of reading this blog, according to old-school journalists, is that you can’t count on what The New York Times (here, scroll down to section B5) […]
Imagine for the moment a classic work of modern art as pictured above. When a curator takes a heavy and bulky wooden frame, places it around the complex and uncertain […]
The Canadian Prime Minister has announced that the G-7 countries will cancel all their bilateral debt with Haiti encouraging other nations like Venezuela and Taiwan to do the same.
Joe Randazzo, editor of one of the most successful root vegetable-themed newspapers ever to emerge from Madison, Wisconsin, sat down with Big Think this afternoon. In an hourlong conversation, BT […]
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.
Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.
A thesaurus isn’t to find big and fancy words, but a resource to help you find your rhythm.
Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all.
Unlock the full potential of your creativity with holistic detachment. This is the way of the editor.
Without Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré, the genius of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer would have been lost to time.
There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
Is history decided by discernible laws or does it unfold based on random, unpredictable occurrences?
After 70 years, “The Power of Positive Thinking” remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
Reading between the lines of Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
Our inaugural special issue is focused on progress — the search for, the study of, and the project towards a better world.
Progress got derailed somewhere between indoor plumbing and the flying car. Why?
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]