This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ortensia Ipuana wakes up every morning in her dusty shack with her children and grandchildren and heads to El Basurero, a sprawling, stinking garbage dump on the outskirts of Uribia,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although years may really just be a number, in its 31 years, Arts Advocacy Day has seen six different U.S. presidents spanning both political parties. It’s witnessed sixteen different congressional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As external financing conditions are expected to worsen in the medium term, the African continent needs to focus on domestic resource mobilization in order to meet development goals, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Patagonia is giving customers a new and convenient way to take part in environmental activism. The outdoor clothing company has launched Patagonia Action Works, a digital platform that informs people of local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wenhua Zhao and Junshi Chen both serve as preeminent public health officials in China. At the same time, Zhao and Chen have led Coca-Cola’s propaganda and lobbying efforts in China. They…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) needs to do better at ensuring women and marginalized groups are benefitting from the economic development programs it supports in Africa, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Activists are once again looking to Unilever, a major investor in Myanmar, to take a stand against the country’s persecution of the Rohingya minority. Last week, a global civil society…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last several months, ActionAid Uganda has endured attacks by external forces aimed at halting operations and undermining work in communities across the country. What began as a siege on our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Staunch supporters of school choice got really excited during the 2016 presidential campaign when candidate Trump promised to fight for school choice and even mentioned reallocating $20 billion in federal funds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people must be involved at all levels of policy-making and in all processes that affect them, including in the design of national plans, according to a summary statement issued…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aparna Mathur argues that a federal paid leave policy is needed to protect American workers, particularly low-income workers, who do not have the option of taking medical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Angus Deaton’s January 24 New York Times op-ed, The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem, the Nobel Prize winning economist rightly pointed to the scourge of absolute poverty…