This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a virtual panel on broadband expansion organized by Food Tank and the Refresh Working Group, experts argue that internet connectivity is crucial to building more resilient communities and food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it is revealing holes in policies to support workers’ health and caregiving needs. And people’s starkly different experiences with the disease are creating additional gaps. COVID-19 is revealing…
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. From eating less meat to farming with fewer chemicals and protecting forests, there are many ways people can use land more wisely to rein in global warming and feed a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Agribusiness executives and government policymakers often praise the U.S. food system for producing abundant and affordable food. In fact, however, food costs are rising, and shoppers in many parts of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last spring, as Congress scrambled to make it easier for cafeterias to adapt to the curbside era, it waived limitations on school meals that effectively allowed all schools to provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its Employment Situation Summary for the month of January, showing that the labor market’s path toward a recovery lost steam over the past few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Land management policies are increasingly transforming natural ecosystems for agriculture worldwide. Roughly two-fifths of the planet’s iceless terrestrial area has turned to farming and forestry, “reducing biodiversity to a few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An Indigenous educator, inventor, author and environmental activist, Danielle Boyer has, at age 20, already accomplished more than most adults to increase diversity, accessibility and affordability in the STEAM education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers worked with 16 elementary schools across Central Texas to install vegetable gardens and teach classes to students and parents about nutrition and cooking. The team specifically targeted schools with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Jevin West read the news rife with number-heavy coverage of both Covid-19 and the election last fall, he kept finding new examples to bring to his class on data…
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…