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South Sudan has the worst female literacy rate in the world (16%) as a result of decades of civil war. This author argues that girls in school can boost employment and the economy of the world's newest country.

A little bit more of an American perspective on the recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), but a universal truth for the countries involved, "PISA scores are an economic indicator: rising scores are a good sign that a country's economy will grow as well."

I have a friend who came to the United States from Sweden in hopes of studying here to get a better education, but based off of the chart in the article Sweden and the US have very similar scores. So my friend Kristoffer is basically coming all the way over here to get the same education for a much higher price. I wonder what US schools offer that really draw international students despite the steep tuition.

Wall Street banks are fighting the 'Volcker Rule'. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down their absurd excuses.

Since we love to single out Apple.

The "hydrogen economy" just got a nice push from the Obama administration, which is now partnering with the private sector to facilitate a fresh wave of fuel cells that can be used to power the transportation sector.

Nature Reports: Climate Change is an online resource from Nature providing in-depth reporting, comment and analysis on climate science and its wider implications for policy, society and the economy.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released its annual Energy Efficiency State Scorecard this month. The scorecard ranks states that have the best overall energy efficiency policies, and it measures the progress of states toward adopting and implementing various energy efficiency policies and programs. So which state came out on top?

We won! Woohoo!

Interesting article that suggests that we are reaching the limits of economic globalism, and that the only way to keep expanding is to focus internally. Particularly interesting for Honors kids because it supports Bill McKibben's ideas about localism from a financial standpoint

Urbanization, People, Demographic trends, statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2011, population, environment economy, connectivity, Asia-Pacific region