This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When violent, ideological groups like the Islamic State establish a foothold, they strengthen their position with a narrative that the government has failed to deliver on its social contract with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. International Women’s Day arrives this year at an important and evolving moment in time, as girls’ and women’s rights and gender equality are resurging in the public consciousness and dialogue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What would the school system look like if computer science had the same curriculum the way biology does?” That’s the question Hadi Partovi asked himself before launching his education nonprofit, Code.org.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s no such thing as the U.S. criminal justice system. There are, instead, thousands of counties across the country, each with their own systems, made up of a diffuse network…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fanny Jackson Coppin was born into slavery in 1837 in Washington, D.C. When she was still a child, her aunt bought her freedom for $125 and sent her to live…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even with futuristic advances in medicine and science, and increased access to food and other forms of nutrition, the oldest human health problem has remained stubborn—and, sometimes, seemingly impossible to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The outstanding leaders of WomenStrong International member organizations in Ghana and Kenya have been honored with grants that recognize their efforts awarded by Stop Hunger, a global network of non-profit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melinda Gates is an optimist. As co-chair of the largest private philanthropy in the world, she ought to be. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions per year combating the spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an op-ed published Thursday on the website Quartz, Melinda Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will commit millions to the economic empowerment of women. “We’ll spend $170…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and 100 saleswomen from skincare and cosmetics brand Beautycounter have gathered on the steps of Capitol Hill. They’re in their finest pantsuits and shift dresses, makeup…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. San Francisco’s rejection of a proposed charter school in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods was overturned by the state school board Wednesday, clearing the way for the school to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Migrants working abroad and sending back money is one of the biggest and often most overlooked forms of financial aid to poorer countries – often greater than formal overseas aid.…