This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just ahead of the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly that opens on Tuesday, leaders of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations — grant makers that have committed billions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), hunger has been on the rise since 2015 and, by 2020, 768 million people are chronically suffering from the problem. In the same…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Americans’ desire for healthier, more sustainable food options increases, the good food marketplace is rapidly maturing, creating opportunities for interested investors to drive social, environmental, and financial returns by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The hidden driver of low youth turnout isn’t a lack of political interest or motivation, Holbein and Hillygus write. It’s that the act of voting is “costly.” Citizens have to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anabel Garza’s story is well-chronicled, the age-old tale of a principal trying to turn around an impoverished school with failing tests scores. In 2012, a book titled, “Saving the School:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a high school senior, my classmates and I are excited to be preparing for the next stages of our lives. For some of us, that means college; others will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The aftershocks of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14 are not only being felt by those nearest the epicenter. The latest disaster not only has left six…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tropical Storm Nicholas made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Texas early on Tuesday morning, bringing high winds and torrential rainfall to the state’s coastal communities. The storm has weakened into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s nutrition crisis is worsening, according to the 2021 Report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) from the U.N Food and Agriculture Organization. Conflict, violence, and economic shocks,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After Superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012, the city and state spent billions recovering from the storm and building new storm surge protections for its subway system. Seven years after the storm, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Joe Biden’s orders requiring vaccinations for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce add to a patchwork of vaccine mandates aimed at pushing more people to get their shots and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This summer, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced its intention to amend the 2016 update to the Equal Access Rule. This policy protects transgender and gender non-conforming…