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...counselor or just asking a friend for help when overwhelmed. A 2008 survey of Harvard students revealed that 77 percent turn to other students when they are feeling troubled. Nearly 40 percent of Harvard students will have used services at University Mental Health Services or the Bureau of Study Counsel by the time they graduate. Having an accessible and trustworthy professional in one’s community is undeniably important. These components of a social network are crucial to well-being and sense of belonging...
Opinion is mixed about whether tax that primarily targets the rich would solve today's debt problems. "Once the marginal rate exceeds 40%, you get high levels of tax avoidance and evasion," says Daniel Feenberg, an associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Mass. (See the best business deals...
...remember when I first worked in our Washington bureau in the late 1980s being amazed at the easy camaraderie that existed across the aisle in Congress. The public jockeying seemed more like acting. Today, the contentiousness is more visceral and not just for show--although preening for the cameras and one's constituents is always part of what drives members on both sides...
...addition to the stories in this issue, we will be producing daily stories on TIME.com Karen Tumulty will be writing on the filibuster, Jay Newton-Small on term limits, Michael Scherer on bipartisanship and Massimo Calabresi on investigating government. The series is being overseen by our Washington bureau chief Michael Duffy and Daniel Eisenberg, the executive editor of TIME.com So tune in to CNN for a discussion of Broken Government starting Feb. 22, and check out our series on TIME.com...
Travia promptly begins his day at 6 a.m. After eating breakfast, he takes the train to his office—located above the Bureau of Study Counsel—where he first tackles the slew of e-mails in his inbox. Then, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Travia is busy with administrative meetings and student conferences...