An Interracial Fix for Black Marriage

Only about one in 20 black women is interracially married; they are much less likely than black men to cross the race line.

Black women could find more partners across the race line—and it might just spur more black couples to wed. Read the WSJ article. (Thanks, Tom)

S&P Downgrade: 3 quick posts to get you up to speed

Big news last week first with the debt ceiling deal being signed at the last minute, then the market fell, then the S&P downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Check out the Change the Ratio list of top articles.

Venture For America Will Do For Entrepreneurship What Teach For America Does For Education

Sending young entrepreneurs to companies outside of major cities gives struggling economies an infusion of new talent, and budding business people a chance to be at the front lines of innovative startups.

Read the FastCompany post. (Thanks, Dave!)

Tearing Down Berlin’s Mental Wall

The fall of the Berlin Wall did not mean the end of the "wall in the mind." Read the NYT OpEd.

Move

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

A Digital Matchmaker for the City and Its Public

New York's Chief Digital Officer is only 27. Great to see people in their twenties having big impact! Read the NYT post.

The plough and the now

"Deep-seated attitudes to women have roots in ancient agriculture."

I don't entirely agree with their thesis / methodology, but its an entertaining idea. Read more in the Economist. (Thanks, Tom)