This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, tax incentives have been a major policy tool to spur economic development and attract and retain good jobs. In recent years, however, these incentives have come under heightened…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Craig Koller grew up splashing through backyard creeks and biking gravel trails, sometimes through the Johnson Control Industries Fire Technology Center. Black smoke wafted overhead as it conducted controlled burns to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world accelerates progress toward quality healthcare, governments must prioritize increased access to inclusive and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities. Clean water, decent toilets…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The predominantly black and low-income communities living near the back-to-back petrochemical refineries of Louisiana’s “cancer alley” have long suffered compromised immune systems and high rates of disease. Now, the state’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As economies grow from low- to middle-income and countries improve health outcomes, they are expected to transition away from health aid—external sources of health sector funding. It is a complex…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Will California colleges return to normal after the coronavirus pandemic? Lande Ajose hopes not. The pandemic forced postsecondary institutions into triage mode and left working-class students with difficult decisions. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Midwives are routinely “overlooked and ignored” despite saving millions of lives a year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, urging the world to hire more women and safeguard new life.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part of the White House’s recently announced American Jobs Plan includes $18 billion to upgrade and modernize U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics. A 2015 analysis suggests…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indian developer Satish Magar has managed to get 700 of his construction workers vaccinated against Covid-19 in the last month, and he hopes to do the same for another 2,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While COVID-19 still spreads across the world, the need to maintain the fight against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases goes on. Thousands of front-line polio workers continue to fight polio…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black Americans experience an increase in poor mental health days during weeks when two or more incidents of anti-Black violence occur, according to a new study. An increase in poor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States’ announcement that it backs waiving intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID-19 vaccines could be a “game-changer” in the global fight to control the pandemic, health experts said…