--- description: 1. Israel and Hamas have not only made do with each other's existence, they have tried to figure out how to derive the maximum benefit... title: These Are the Five Best Ideas of the Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 17 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2014 4:03 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2014 4:03 PM CUT **1\.** [**Israel and Hamas have not only made do with each other’s existence, they have tried to figure out how to derive the maximum benefit from one another.**](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/07/16/israel%5Fand%5Fhamas%5Fneed%5Feach%5Fother%5Fpalestine%5Fgaza "undefined") By Aaron David Miller in Foreign Policy **2.**[ **The current immigration crisis — and larger questions about reform — mean immigration is far from a political slam-dunk for the left.**](http://www.democracyjournal.org/arguments/2014/07/a-coming-left-wing-split-on-immigration.php "undefined") By Nathan Pippinger in Democracy **3\.** [**What if Egypt isn’t ready for democracy?**](http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2014/07/16/is-democracy-the-question/ "undefined") By Sarah Eltantawi in the Immanent Frame **4\.** [**Affirmative Action should be adapted to accommodate structural racism and America’s modern segregation.**](http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/07/sheryll%5Fcashin%5Fa%5Freply%5Fto%5Fmy%5Fcritics.html "undefined") By Sheryll Cashin in the Root **5\.** [**Marriage isn’t the answer to poverty and focusing on single moms obscures the real problems.**](http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118709/marriage-wont-cure-poverty-single-mother-emphasis-obscures-issue "undefined") By Carter Price in the New Republic  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3001672/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-17/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3001672/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-17/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 17","datePublished":"2014-07-17T16:03:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:08.799Z","description":"1. Israel and Hamas have not only made do with each other's existence, they have tried to figure out how to derive the maximum benefit...","url":"https://time.com/3001672/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-17/","keywords":["Innovation","Israel","poverty","Immigration","Hamas","Affirmative Action"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3001672/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-17/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 17"}}]}] ```