This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The increasingly widespread media coverage of surveillance and spyware technologies used to track ethnic and racial minorities and immigrants and surveil journalists, human rights activists and other prominent figures has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. City and regional government leaders and policymakers are being invited to discover how real-time monitoring of urban greenhouse gases (GHGs) can help them in their efforts to tackle climate change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ebola is now a disease that can be diagnosed and treated. To prevent Ebola outbreaks from occurring in the first place, the world needs to be proactive to be better prepared. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. has long operated without being an inclusive economy. It’s a fact of American life that’s most apparent in data on racial wealth gaps. In 2019, the median net…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report chronicles the impact and investments of The Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition that aims to increase community needs in diverse, rural areas. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest have a clear message for decision-makers ahead of two global environment conferences: respect our land and human rights to slow climate change and protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Christopher Duntsch was a spine surgeon so reckless, incompetent or impaired that he’s now in a Texas prison. Better known as “Dr. Death,” Duntsch severed nerves, vocal cords and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people need role models. That means that educators, families, and policymakers must show what it looks like to have empathy, to solve problems collaboratively, and to insist on perspective-taking.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of people at risk of housing instability has grown to unprecedented levels, with one estimate predicting between 30 million and 40 million people could be at risk of eviction in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Native Americans were put into a status of guardianship due to a system of federal and local policies developed in the early 1900s. A lawyer explains this sordid history in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Changes in the perceived terrorist threat may have placed America at an inflection point. Following two decades of almost exclusive focus on the terrorist threat posed by the global jihadist…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the heart of Arkansas, Abraham Carpenter, a Black farmer, grows fruits and vegetables across 1,500 acres alongside 35 of his family members. The multi-generational farm was started in 1973 by…