This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wildfires burning in the western U.S. are sending smoke into communities far from the fires themselves, creating hazardous air for days or weeks at a time. A lot of people…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael A. Schultz presents research suggesting that impoverished low-wage workers are less likely to move to better wages than low-wage workers who are more financially stable. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I was raised in the South Bronx in the late 1980s and ’90s. I came of age and into my consciousness while a generation of men of color were herded…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we work to leverage the power of markets in support of the long-term health of our economy, communities, and planet, one key area of focus must be measuring what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If we have learned anything about effective community-based response to the health and economic consequences from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that coordination between governments, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With sneakers on her feet, a take-out cup of coffee in hand, and fliers tucked under her arm, Karla Velasquez hit the streets of the South Bronx with a mission:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two publications on the future of work crossed my desk recently. One was the 2019 World Development Report (WDR), “The Changing Nature of Work“; the other a report by the Pathways for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In October 2021, the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) plans to push for the formal adoption of the 30 x 30 agenda to preserve 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On July 18, California’s Pacific Gas & Electric revealed that its electrical equipment might have sparked the Dixie Fire, a blaze that has since become the second-largest in the state’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The forest fire stopped just before arriving at Nieves Fernández Vidueira’s farm, but it burned all day in the area surrounding Quintela do Pando in Galicia, northwestern Spain. “I will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just before sunset on Oct. 22, 2015, 53-year-old Stephen Brock was walking up and down the narrow gravel road near his trailer home, yelling, cursing and praying. Neighbors later told…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Noisy” data can trip up artificial intelligence tools that calculate credit risk, leading to disadvantages for low-income and minority borrowers, research finds. For aspiring home buyers, getting a mortgage often…