Five Best Ideas of the Day October 15
1. Americans are often oblivious to the role of farming in their lives. To get the smart policies needed to feed our nation and the world, we must reconnect people to agriculture. By Ian Pigott in the Des Moines Register, 2. Even employer-paid health insurance can worsen poverty and increase inequality. By David Blumenthal in Commonwealth Fund, 3. Is "feminist marketing" an oxymoron?, By Chandra Johnson in the Deseret News, 4. Helsinki has a plan cities everywhere could try Combine the sharing economy, transit and mobile technology to eliminate cars. By Randy Rieland in Smithsonian, 5. America's best bet in Africa is a strong relationship with Nigeria. By Daniel Donovan in Foreign Policy Blogs