--- description: Pressuring Bahrain to change, making global institutions matter again, bold ideas from CityLab 2014, why we need more black political candidates, and more. title: These Are Today's Best Ideas 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: September 29 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 29, 2014 4:01 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 29, 2014 4:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**Although Bahrain has joined the coalition against Islamic State, the U.S. should hold the tiny Gulf kingdom accountable for its recent anti-democratic moves and budding partnership with Russia.**](http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2014/09/obama-should-be-pressuring-not-legitimizing-bahrain/95168/ "undefined") By Brian Dooley in Defense One **2\.** [**After a summer of strife, one solution to America’s racial divide: More black candidates.**](http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2014/09/we%5Fneed%5Fhigher%5Fturnout%5Fand%5Fmore%5Fblack%5Fcandidates.html "undefined") By Theodore R. Johnson III in the Root **3\.** [**Rather than forming ad hoc coalitions against each crisis, the world should muster the political will to restore and strengthen our multilateral institutions.**](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/javier-solana-urges-the-world-s-traditional-and-emerging-powers-to-unite-to-confront-shared-challenges "undefined") By Javier Solana at Project Syndicate **4\.** [**An affordable, crowdfunded, DIY, learn-to-code computer kit could open the door to a new generation of hacker kids.**](http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/27/kano-ships/ "undefined") By Natasha Lomas in TechCrunch **5\.** [**Everything-sharing in Seoul, new parks overnight in Johannesburg, market-pricing for parking in L.A. – here are some bold ideas from CityLab 2014.**](http://www.citylab.com/politics/2014/09/10-big-ideas-from-citylab-2014-attendees/380728/ "undefined") By the Editors of CityLab  [_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/3445296/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-september-29/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3445296/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-september-29/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 29","datePublished":"2014-09-29T16:01:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:38.231Z","description":"Pressuring Bahrain to change, making global institutions matter again, bold ideas from CityLab 2014, why we need more black political candidates, and more.","url":"https://time.com/3445296/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-september-29/","keywords":["Innovation","Politicians","United Nations","reform","Bahrain","african american","Coding","Black","Islamic State","Arab","urban"],"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/3445296/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-september-29/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 29"}}]}] ```