This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I find myself reflecting upon the various forms of resistance available to us and the many ways we are called to place our bodies against the cogs of capitalism to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let’s look at recent history around the 2016 presidential election, for example. The media was filled with stereotypes of what millennials (born 1980-2000) would do, were and weren’t doing, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ambitious global goals aimed at ending poverty and inequality by 2030 are moving more slowly than expected and would struggle to get approval from United Nations members if put to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over half the world’s land is lived on and managed using customary and traditional systems. Yet indigenous peoples and local communities have formal, legal ownership of just 10 percent of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Reduced charitable giving by middle-class families—on a scale of tens of billions of dollars—could be an unintended consequence of a Republican tax reform plan that reduces itemizing of deductions,” warns Roundtable Vice President…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s leading family planning funder, the United States, has stalled all funding to the UNFPA and threatens to eliminate global aid directed at family planning and global health. An…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. International humanitarian organizations—including international staff—must be granted immediate, independent, and unfettered access to people in Rakhine state, Myanmar, to alleviate massive humanitarian needs in the region, said the international medical humanitarian…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two new financing mechanisms aim to inject private capital and creativity into reducing preventable blindness in developing countries. We are going to have to think very creatively if we are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has the unfortunate distinction of being home to the world’s longest-running civil war. For over sixty years, the Myanmar military and various ethnic groups have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Secretly crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border, sneaking past military checkpoints and landmines, is not something most people would call a vacation. But Dr. Pierre-Louise Olland and Serge Israel make the trip…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The World Bank announced Wednesday that in response to the “violence, destruction and forced displacement of the Rohingya,” it will delay the release of a $200 million loan planned for Myanmar. Given…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The devastation of Hurricane Maria’s humanitarian disaster has sparked public debate over the US government’s response. As Puerto Ricans suffer without potable water, food, or air conditioning, President Trump lamented that the…