--- description: Changing how Detroit eats, crowdfunding journalism, a better bailout for Europe, and embracing national policies to spur inclusive growth. 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: October 28 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 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 Oct 28, 2014 4:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**Income inequality isn’t beyond our control. Smart policymaking could increase the efficiency of the U.S. economy AND narrow the income gap.**](http://assets1c.milkeninstitute.org/assets/Publication/MIReview/PDF/16-29-MR64.pdf "undefined") By Jason Furman in the Milken Institute Review **2\.** [**A “Paris Club” making and enforcing rules for managing Europe’s economic woes could offer stability for the long term.**](http://www.cfr.org/europe/paris-club-europe/p33671 "undefined") By Robert Kahn at the Council on Foreign Relations **3\.** [**Fresh, community-based food offered at convenience stores and gas stations could change the way people in Detroit eat.**](http://civileats.com/2014/10/21/real-salad-in-a-gas-station-this-detroit-company-creates-fresh-food-pit-stops/ "undefined") By Chris Hardman in Civil Eats **4\.** [**Reader as publisher? How crowdfunding journalism changes the relationship between news outlets and their audiences.**](http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/-value-for-money-how-crowdfunding-journalism-affects-reader-relationships/s2/a562942/ "undefined") By Catalina Albeanu in Journalism.co.uk **5\.** [**Balancing privacy concerns is key to a future where learners are empowered to use data and truly take control of their networks and their futures.**](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catherine-m-casserly-phd/trust-and-whitewater-lear%5Fb%5F6017124.html "undefined") By Catherine M. Casserly in Huffington Post  [_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/3543416/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-28/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3543416/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-28/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 28","datePublished":"2014-10-28T16:01:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:15.997Z","description":"Changing how Detroit eats, crowdfunding journalism, a better bailout for Europe, and embracing national policies to spur inclusive growth.","url":"https://time.com/3543416/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-28/","keywords":["Innovation","Jobs","Economy","Education","europe","Detroit","Income Inequality","Germany","Crowdfunding","Journalism","privacy","learning","bailout"],"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/3543416/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-28/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 28"}}]}] ```