This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rough sleeping in England has reached record levels – with figures showing an annual rise of 15%, representing a 169% increase since 2010. It’s no longer confined to London and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s modern economy brings with it modern challenges. Significant job growth in fields like health care and computer science requires a greater share of the workforce to have some type of postsecondary…
The 74 is honored to partner with the Texas Tribune this week, in support of the ongoing “Future of Higher Education” virtual symposium which will be showcasing midday conversations with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Following several nationally publicized police killings of unarmed Black Americans in the United States, Eva L., a fitness instructor who identifies as Black, started to experience what she describes as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fifty-seven percent of women experiencing homelessness cite domestic violence as the immediate cause of their homelessness. This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we sat down with the Domestic Violence and Housing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. They aren’t all old enough to cast their ballots, but the teenagers Chalkbeat spoke with are clear on what’s at stake for them this Election Day. The response to COVID-19,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An Alabama man killed by a K-9 officer was one of thousands of Americans bitten by police dogs every year. Police dog bites are rarely fatal. But in other ways,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the major cities in developing countries, especially in Africa, are failing to reap the economic benefits of urbanization. These cities are not able to drive structural transformation, boost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the country, cities routinely invest significant time and money into creating individual economic development projects or programs that fail to make a meaningful difference in a community’s trajectory. For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To describe how far the world is from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN and other organizations often frame the challenge in terms of finances, describing the gap…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Claudia Goldin, former head of the American Economic Association, called the period beginning in the mid-1970s the Quiet Revolution (PDF) in women’s labor. The ranks of female workers had grown steadily after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The shutdowns and restrictions that governments have imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have made it hard for many households to afford basic needs. Thousands of Americans are struggling…