How to Cut the Global Food Gap In Half

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1. Here’s how we could cut the global food gap in half.

By Paula Park in SciDev

2. Making it easier to vote hasn’t actually boosted turnout. Maybe we should try getting people interested in politics

By Adam Berinsky in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

3. In Egypt, the U.S. has chosen stability over democracy.

By Dalia F. Fahmy in Huffington Post

4. Why does the U.S. resist this simple tactic to make make subways better?

By Henry Grabar in Slate

5. Most Americans believe their country is going to hell. But they’re wrong. Here’s why.

By James Fallows in the Atlantic

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