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Posts ordered from most recent to earliest.
- A call for an educational system that de-emphasizes high-tech STEM fields and promotes civic understanding and participation. #mbi_context -- Forget STEM, We Need MESH -- Nov 18
- A billionaire's welcome appeal for a new kind of capitalism where companies work to advance societal, not just shareholder, interests. #mbi_context -- Marc Benioff: We Need a New Capitalism -- Nov 15
- A look at the haphazard nature of the American medical system and a window into how large-scale, complex systems become so dysfunctional. #mbi_context -- The American Medical System Is One Giant Workaround -- Nov 15
- An interesting window into how people think about the relative merits of socialist and capitalist economic systems. #mbi_context -- Americans’ Views of ‘Socialism’ and ‘Capitalism’ In Their Own Words -- Nov 13
- An insightful call for the kind of identity politics that reaches beyond partisanship to encompass other aspects of our lives. #mbi_context -- The poverty of partisan identity -- Nov 12
- In order to escape from today's deep political divide, we need articles like this one that help us understand the origins of our troubles. #mbi_context -- In the United States, Polarization Runs Particularly Deep -- Nov 11
- An in-depth, international look at the stark political divide that has emerged between the big cities and the countryside. #mbi_context -- The West Has a Resentment Epidemic -- Nov 11
- An argument that populism could be a positive force (provided that we learn the lessons of Progressive Era populism). #mbi_context -- The Upside of Populism -- Nov 08
- Limiting economic inequality: Good news for those looking for an alternative to today's increasingly unlivable and unaffordable big cities. #mbi_context -- Something Special Is Happening in Rural America -- Nov 08
- A look at the 50+% of the US population that hold both liberal and conservative views and who are not engaged in our polarized politics. #mbi_context -- The America That Isn’t Polarized -- Nov 07
- One key to reinvigorating democracy is making local journalism work. This is a hopeful story about how to do it. #mbi_context -- There’s Hope for Local Journalism -- Nov 07
- An argument against complacency and for vigorous efforts to prevent geopolitical tensions from erupting into large-scale violence. #mbi_context -- What Optimists Get Wrong About the Decline of War -- Nov 01
- An argument for reframing today's political crises away from "us versus them" and toward making democracy work for everyone. #mbi_context -- America’s Real Divide Isn’t Left vs. Right. It’s Democracy vs. Oligarchy -- Oct 24
- An eye-opening, must read article about how everything we thought we knew about national security is about to change. #mbi_context -- New Revolution in Military Affairs -- Oct 24
- BI in Context links to articles like this one reviewing "Ill Winds" an important new book on the crises facing democracy. #mbi_context -- Democracy in Crisis -- Oct 23
- An exploration of the complex psychological process of social norm formation and change (both positively and negatively). -- How Norms Change -- Jul 16
- A well-sourced essay examining differences within the politicallyc crucial, white working-class segment the population. -- There Are Really Two Distinct White Working Classes -- Jul 16
- A history of the collapse of Washington's "unipolar moment" with lots of lessons that we ought to learn from. -- The Self-Destruction of American Power -- Jul 15
- An exploration of the downsides of a foreign policy overly focused on threats and neglectful of opportunities. -- America’s Fear-Based Foreign Policy Needs to Go -- Jul 15
- A persuasive argument that philanthropists are devoting too much attention to education and not enough to inequality. -- Better Schools Won’t Fix America -- Jul 14
- The history of our obsession with shareholder value and how it has led us astray. -- The Economist Who Put Stock Buybacks in Washington’s Crosshairs -- Jul 14
- Amid all of the dystopian talk, a look at a technologically fueled utopia. -- Give Us Fully Automated Luxury Communism -- Jul 13
- An argument for paying much more attention to building legal systems that really work. -- The Rule of Law: A Critical Building Block for Good Governance and Economic Growth -- Jul 13
- A fascinating exploration of how prejudice varies from place to place. An article that raises as many questions as it answers. -- The Geography of Partisan Prejudice -- Jul 12
- Why is it that people don't have enough? It's not overpopulation as much as it is the inequitable distribution of resources. -- Here’s Why Overpopulation is Just a Myth -- Jul 12
