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BUDGET: Out With the Old, In With the New: A Look Back at FY 2011
September 29 : October 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year. If FY 2011 was not the year for a comprehensive fiscal plan, we’re...
GLOBAL ASSETS: Savings for the Poor in the Philippines
September 28 : As part of building the stock of knowledge for the Savings for the Poor Innovation and Knowledge Network (SPINNAKER),...
ASSET BUILDING: Kindergarten to College (K2C)
September 26 : In the Spring of 2011, the City of San Francisco automatically opened college savings accounts for over 1,000 San...
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Should Cancer Ever Be Ignored?

Writing for The New York Times Magazine, Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer explore the debate among doctors over whether testing for prostate cancer ultimately does more harm than good. In a video introduction of her article, Brownlee explains why, in some cases, ignoring a cancer threat could lead to a longer, healthier life.

Will Robots Steal Your Job?

A panel of experts and commentators reflected on recent advances in robotics to explore the increasing likelihood of robots replacing humans in many capacities.

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Drone Strike Kills Al-Aulaqi

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Following the death of American-born al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Aulaqi, Philip Mudd writes that this should be a reminder to Americans that the U.S. fight against terrorism does not end with one man's death — the ideology must be targeted.

The National Security Studies Program has been tracking deaths from drone strikes in Pakistan. Their data and analysis on the strikes from 2004 to 2011 is available here.