This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Renee Salas, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been thinking about the connections between climate change and public health for a long time. In her emergency room in Boston,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dagoberto Morales’ calling came louder and more clearly after September’s Almeda fire burned through Southern Oregon. He’d already spent 25 years as a volunteer, helping uplift farmworkers and Latino immigrants…
Can technology create a democracy that’s fast, fair … and even fun? Digital minister Audrey Tang shares how Taiwan avoided a COVID-19 shutdown in early 2020 through innovations like developing…
George Floyd’s murder has sparked outrage and change in Minneapolis and around the world. During this heavy, traumatic moment, how do Black leaders continue to drive change and take care…
john a. powell, head of OBI and UC Berkeley law professor, swiftly traces the history of (in)equality and equity in this installment of AskOBI. In doing so, he points us…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mississippi prisons erupted in violence last week: at least five prisoners were stabbed or beaten to death by other inmates. The Marshall Project has been reporting on prison conditions there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The algorithm could lead to more timely emergency response and planning. Researchers incorporated the architecture of city drainage systems and readings from flood gauges into a comprehensive statistical framework. With…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In April 2020, Ricardo DeLeon worked in production in the food factory at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Washington, when one of his co-workers showed up to work feeling…
Elizer Darris is the Co-Executive Director of the Minnesota Freedom Fund – an organization that disrupts the predatory practices of criminal bail and immigration bonds. Chanda sat down with Elizer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been…
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx partnered with the Minneapolis Foundation to pursue justice, equity, and healing in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders and player…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a teenager in the ’90s, I looked forward to finishing my homework early nearly every night so I could watch a telenovela with my mom and abuelita. Latin American…