This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 may leave an additional 130 million people hungry by the end of the year, according to the United Nations. And a recent report by CARE shows how women and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID crisis has exposed our interdependencies and the insufficient preparation of our urban systems for coping with shocks. It also has highlighted the stress we put on the environment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I opened my first restaurant in 2012, it was the culmination of years of meticulous planning and a giant step toward fulfilling my dream of protecting people and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the latest Employment Situation report released by Bureau of Labor Statistics today, the U.S. economy in September added 661,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, reflecting an important slowdown in employment growth. Also…
Artificial intelligence will disrupt labor markets and the global economy. It will help medicine, health, and sustainability, and challenge building an inclusive economy. Tech companies will benefit, but governments must…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances, or SCF, released last week, shows that the wealth of many U.S. households never recovered from the shock of the Great Recession…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world is in commotion. The outbreak of Covid-19, with its lockdowns and social distancing constraints, has left millions of people facing the devastating prospect of unemployment. During this commotion,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 50 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say that they were sexually abused by humanitarian health workers during an Ebola outbreak, according to a new report. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mild cases of COVID-19 do not appear to affect the health of pregnant women and their fetus, the study finds. Pregnant women with mild cases of coronavirus disease 2019 had…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Days before the launch of Harambee’s newest partnership with the South African presidency to scale up in-person job placement centers across the country, COVID-19 forced the country into lockdown. Plans came…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s students are the most at-risk for mental health problems in a generation. That was already true before the start of this turbulent year, thanks to the advent of the smartphone, the rise of social…