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...Economists have long noted imperfections in how GDP - the market value of all goods and services produced in an economy - is calculated. For instance, unpaid work that might benefit society, like raising children, is not included in the calculations. Societal failures, however, often are: the cost of keeping 2 million people in prison boosts the U.S.'s GDP, as does fuel sales, despite the correlation with traffic congestion and pollution. Sustainability is also ignored - a heavily wooded country could see its GDP skyrocket if it turned over all its land to loggers. (See 10 ways your job will change...
...forced to reflect on important moral questions and decide for themselves where exactly they stand. Though surely not the only venue for such important debates, a course as relevant as “Justice” that appeals to so many is an apt choice, and many viewers will benefit from its presence on the airwaves...
...mired in a postconsumerist funk for the foreseeable future, Japan needs to redouble its efforts to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties with its neighbors - not only to counteract China's growing influence in Asia, but also to grab a greater share of fast-growing Asian markets. "Japan can benefit from high Asian growth rates even with low domestic demand," says JPMorgan's Kanno. Closer relationships with Asian economies, including China, can be facilitated by participating in regional free-trade agreements; in particular, Japan could win more friends by opening up its agricultural sector to cheap food from overseas in exchange...
...cards. In fact, it's not even called the food-stamp program any longer; in classic bureaucratese, it's now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Recipients' incomes and property values must be below a certain level for them to qualify. In June, the average monthly benefit came to $294 per household and $133 per individual. Recently, officials have worked to make the program more convenient, distributing electronic benefit-card readers to farmers' markets so food stamps can be used there and encouraging more stores to accept them as payment (Costco announced this year it will take...
...MISS: Montblanc's Sept. 17 auction of signed celebrity portraits?from Susan Sarandon to Sienna Miller?in Los Angeles for the brand's "Signature for Good" campaign. All proceeds will benefit UNICEF...