This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has created extraordinary need for millions of people across the U.S. This is particularly acute, though often hidden, on college campuses, where students are sometimes left to choose…
Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation reports that emerging technologies present a wealth of possibilities – and new challenges – for the criminal justice system. • How can policy be…
Giving Compass’ Take: • German Institute for International and Security Affairs identifies funding challenges and shortfalls in the global effort to protect refugees. • This paper is written from a perspective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Supreme Court refused to block Texas’s radical anti-abortion law stand in the first week of September, reproductive justice leaders were not surprised. In a healthy, safe and equitable world, all pregnant people should have access to high-quality abortion…
The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks spurred widespread protests against police brutality and racial injustices. Continuing the protests is a recent video recording of a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After languishing for decades as the second banana of climate change behind carbon dioxide, methane appears to be enjoying its 15 minutes of fame—with even more notoriety likely on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early August, President Biden signed an executive order setting a target to make 50 percent of all new cars sold in 2030 electric vehicles. This announcement follows a wave of transit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The one subject that keeps many policymakers across African countries awake at night is “jobs.” How do we create decent jobs for the continent’s growing and youthful population? In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic underscored the critical role of child care in supporting parents’ ability to work and children’s healthy development. It also contributed to a growing national awareness of structural racism and its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we get back to our new normal, it’s clear the pandemic has taken a toll on those most vulnerable. I’m curious what this new recovery stage means for our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During her unsuccessful 2017 campaign for mayor of St. Louis, Mo., Tishaura Jones wrote a powerful and stinging letter to Tod Robberson, editorial page editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, vowing to “look…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid back-to-school debates over vaccinations, mask requirements and the right lens for learning history, the troubling lack of opportunities for many high school students to take advanced coursework they need for…