This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Indian economy officially heads into a recession and news of layoffs and unemployment reaches us with increasing frequency, we at Gram Vaani turned to workers to hear their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We need to wake up to the stark reality: that we are not doing a good enough job to protect women and girls. It may be sad, but it’s true.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A group of campaigners and lawyers have launched an urgent inquiry exploring the possibility that alleged systemic racism in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is impacting maternal health outcomes for ethnic…
For anyone doubting that young people can change the world, Leah Thomas is proving them wrong. At just 25 years old, Leah is leading the charge for Intersectional Environmentalism, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The town of Cuero, halfway between San Antonio and the Gulf Coast, was small enough that a child’s disappearance would be noticed quickly. In August 1973, a little after dusk,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The ability to control whether and when you become pregnant is a basic human right, since pregnancy and childbirth have enormous implications for social and economic life trajectories,” says Maria…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How many people have been released from prisons and jails specifically because of efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities and surrounding communities? Despite our ability to track overall correctional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The cumulative wealth of the richest people in India has grown considerably in the past decade, with a new billionaire being added to the Forbes list almost every month since 2010. At…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two new coal-fired power plants, PLTU 9 and 10, are being constructed in Suralaya, Indonesia to provide an additional 2,000 MW of installed electricity capacity. Seven coal-fired units already operate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advancing racial equity will take not only transformation of tangible programs, systems, and structures but will also require symbolic rejection of racism and bias—from Robert E. Lee’s name on elementary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spending time outdoors provides essential lessons about how we relate to the natural world, how we depend upon it for our health and welfare, and the responsibility we all share…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women in Latin America are giving up on work or struggling to find jobs as the pandemic threatens to wipe out a decade of female economic progress, the United Nations…