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...Both in arts and science the concepts of creativity, innovation, research, exploration, and discovery are essential, says Lori E. Gross, the associate provost for arts and culture and a member of the Laboratory Executive Committee. “Artists and scientists actually understand each other very well because they’re involved in this concept of making and researching...
...what if Sarkozy has a point? After all, the figure at which he was taking aim - gross domestic product - was never intended to gauge anything other than how much money was changing hands. Yet we routinely use economic growth as shorthand for how well a country is doing. If we're going to use a metric to track our progress, shouldn't we choose something that measures the things we care about? (See pictures of President Sarkozy...
...themselves against neighbors and rivals. At an OECD conference in Korea later this month, attendees will try to develop an array of measures that take into account broader definitions of well-being. They have their work cut out for them. While the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan measures its gross national happiness, no major economy has followed suit...
Moreover, the law does not only guide the behavior of citizens—it is also a reflection of societal values. Holding hate crimes to special standards makes an important statement against the gross intolerance that motivates these violent acts. It says that crimes driven by racism, religious bigotry, and now homophobia have no place in our society...
...matter - and since Reagan's so-called supply-side cuts blasted an enormous hole in the budget - the President had to come back in 1982 with the largest peacetime tax increase in American history: the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which raised $37.5 billion, or 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), per year. He also signed a $3.3 billion gasoline-tax increase. The next year, he signed another whopping tax hike, designed to save Social Security...