This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the pandemic, New York’s street food vendors often struggled to earn a living hawking hot food and water bottles to residents and tourists. Now, their advocates say, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While individual countries have made progressed in the fight for equal rights, there is still a long way to go before gender equality can be fully achieved on a global scale.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, the first-ever auction for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) ended with just three bidders winning drilling rights to more than half a million acres.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Congress considers further coronavirus relief, most of the attention—and debate—has been focused on the stimulus payments sent to many American families. President Biden has proposed adding $1,400 to the $600 payments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research suggests that investing in Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) has important linkages with gender equality. As a result, India has witnessed several schemes and progressive legislation—both at the central and state levels—that…
During a virtual panel on data protection organized by Food Tank and the Refresh Working Group, experts discussed the ways that policies and community engagement can facilitate the fair use…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Survivors of domestic violence face mounting precarity as the COVID-19 and eviction crises collide and create fractures in community and household stability. Disasters and emergencies increase frequency and severity of abuse, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new year, a new Congress, and a new administration in the White House have raised hopes around a familiar issue: infrastructure. For decades, federal lawmakers across both parties have…
In this episode of the Big Brains podcast, Snyder explains how more federal funding can secure American innovation. “As other countries have ramped up spending and ramped up the percentage of their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, the Illinois Department of Agriculture opened applications for its second annual Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program — which provides a crop insurance discount for each acre of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Special Immigrant Juvenile status was created by Congress in 1990 to provide “humanitarian protection for abused, neglected, or abandoned child immigrants.” After arriving in the U.S., young people who want to apply must…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a powerful environmental law protecting imperiled plants and animals, and a growing number of marine species have been protected under this law as…