--- description: Why the euro was a mistake, the coming rental explosion, renewables in Africa, explaining human violence and hip-hop's cultural role. title: Why the Euro Was a Mistake 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 # Why the Euro Was a Mistake by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2015 3:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2015 3:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**The euro was a big mistake, and Greece is paying the price.**](https://www.vox.com/2015/6/30/8868973/euro-greece-crisis-mistake "undefined") By Timothy B. Lee in Vox **2\.** [**Homeownership is fading and we’re not ready for the renting explosion.**](http://www.urban.org/urban-wire/we-are-not-prepared-growth-rental-demand "undefined") By Laurie Goodman, Rolf Pendall and Jun Zhu at the Urban Institute **3\.** [**How to power Africa’s renewables revolution.**](https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/07/how-to-power-africas-renewables-revolution/ "undefined") By Kevin Watkins in World Economic Forum **4\.** [**What if our moral code explains the human propensity for violence?**](http://aeon.co/magazine/philosophy/people-do-violence-because-their-moral-codes-demand-it/ "undefined") By Tage Rai in Aeon **5\.** [**Can hip-hop overcome the conflict inside itself to be the voice of a changing culture?**](http://perception.org/featured/from-ferguson-to-freedom-hip-hops-role/ "undefined") By Talib Kweli at the Perception Institute  [_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/3943180/euro-mistake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3943180/euro-mistake/"},"headline":"Why the Euro Was a Mistake","datePublished":"2015-07-01T15:00:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:02:41.649Z","description":"These are the best ideas of the day","url":"https://time.com/3943180/euro-mistake/","keywords":["Innovation","Africa","violence","Hip-Hop","Rent","euro","solar"],"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/3943180/euro-mistake/","name":"Why the Euro Was a Mistake"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Grexit Looms As Greece's Bailout Approaches Expiration","description":"European financiers declined to extend a Greek bailout package any further than June 30. With a €1.6 billion debt looming, can Greece avoid a Grexit?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/piFZu2G6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-28T17:05:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/piFZu2G6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3943180/euro-mistake/","duration":"PT1M45S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3943180/euro-mistake/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```