| A young Boston restaurateur who’s helping to change the game Posted: 31 Jan 2018 01:53 PM PST ![A young Boston restaurateur who's helping to change the game]( "A young Boston restaurateur who's helping to change the game") On a recent weekday, head chef Irene Li glides around Mei Mei's restaurant in Boston before it opens for lunch, pausing to fluff the curtains just inside the door with the care of an attentive mother. "We love food and spend a lot of time thinking about how we can use it to make the world a better place," reads one. The scene at Mei Mei hints at how Ms. Li is constantly considering ways to improve an interconnected food system.
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| Amazon and friends try to heal the healers Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:47 PM PST ![Amazon and friends try to heal the healers]( "Amazon and friends try to heal the healers") Such creative approaches may help explain why the Seattle-based e-commerce giant has decided to join forces with two other big companies and disrupt an industry that commands a fifth of the American economy: health care. The health-care industry has long been considered "too big to disrupt" with the kind of innovation that, say, has transformed retail (Amazon), urban travel (Uber) or commercial flying (Southwest). The federal government, too, finds it difficult to rein in costs with efficiencies or promote innovative management.
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| US infrastructure needs repairs. But who should pay? Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:05 PM PST ![US infrastructure needs repairs. But who should pay?]( "US infrastructure needs repairs. But who should pay?") Opening the second year of his presidency with an address to the nation, President Trump launched a long-awaited initiative on infrastructure that is both bipartisan in spirit – and highly contentious. It's common ground as a priority, because the need is as obvious and widespread as the nearest airports, bridges, or water mains. While Mr. Trump pitches reliance on state and local governments, aided by private-sector partnerships, Democrats are pushing a much stronger role for federal funding.
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| Mexico’s economic reforms take hold Posted: 31 Jan 2018 11:56 AM PST ![Mexico's economic reforms take hold]( "Mexico's economic reforms take hold") The problem: Most of these tiny businesses, which make up a large piece of Mexico's informal economy, don't pay taxes. Neither do they offer their workers benefits. In the first half of 2017, a record number of workers joined Mexico's formal economy and were registered with the Mexican Social Security Institute, according to the institute's numbers.
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