This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We live in a world that is increasingly defined by competition – for resources, profits, shareholder value, and relevance. And while competition is often viewed negatively, it also has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On January 6, we witnessed an unprecedented attack on American democracy — the culmination of a sustained campaign to undermine the integrity of the November 2020 election and, ultimately, overturn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past several months, farmers from across northern India have camped outside the Indian capital of New Delhi, protesting three recently passed laws that they see as opening India’s agricultural sector…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After the noble aspirations of post-Civil War Reconstruction to build a unified nation faded into the squalid Gilded Age of corruption and exploitation at the dawn of the 20th century,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past few years, worsening air quality in India—and in north India specifically—has awakened policy makers and civil society to take urgent action. There have been some efforts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two years ago, Voqal decided to focus its funding on organizations led by people of color working to strengthen and protect democracy. The 2016 presidential election illuminated our broken democracy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, the nation was focused on voting and election integrity. A dramatic election, during a worldwide pandemic, raised a host of novel issues. We also know from history that…
For anyone doubting that young people can change the world, Leah Thomas is proving them wrong. At just 25 years old, Leah is leading the charge for Intersectional Environmentalism, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The cumulative wealth of the richest people in India has grown considerably in the past decade, with a new billionaire being added to the Forbes list almost every month since 2010. At…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two new coal-fired power plants, PLTU 9 and 10, are being constructed in Suralaya, Indonesia to provide an additional 2,000 MW of installed electricity capacity. Seven coal-fired units already operate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Baljit Kaur, 50 has been farming most of her life in Punjab, India. For her, cultivating her crops and tending to the land is a blessing and goes beyond simply…
Women are nowhere close to equal to men in the United States. They are underpaid. They are underrepresented in government. Their work is undervalued. And the burdens of a functioning…