This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocates have been pushing the state to consider allowing students to continue their education until the end of this school year. Under the current rules, there’s no way for them…
For the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and over outnumber children five and under. By 2024, older workers will represent the largest single segment—25%—of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From a food and traditional medicine market with hundreds of exotic wildlife packed in cages, a new and deadly respiratory virus emerges. An unprecedented lockdown of Chinese society fails to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mantasa, a research institution and advocacy organization based in East Java, Indonesia is working to change the narrative of Indigenous food and nutrition sovereignty across Indonesia by reincorporating Indigenous wisdom…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Compared to 63,555 expected hires in the previous Collegiate Employment Research Institute annual Recruiting Trends survey from Michigan State University, more than 1,000 companies responding to this year’s 2020-2021 survey report new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Aging is often mentioned as one of the most important challenges faced by societies in the industrialized world. On the one hand, an aging workforce is seen as a burden for economic growth and the sustainability of public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LONDON, Oct 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Making sure all girls are finishing secondary education by 2030 could boost the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries by 10% on average…
On the edge of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, there’s a small city called Alta Floresta. It was settled four decades ago when people came in to ranch cattle. They…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every year, on October 16th, people around the world take time to observe World Food Day, commemorating the creation by the United Nations of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For low-income families who cannot afford reliable internet service for remote schooling, the city should offer subsidies, said New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. Families would get “internet passports” they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mainstream media is less likely to cover Black homicide victims and less likely to portray them as complex human beings, a new study shows. When Raymond Griffin was shot and…
While capitalism has lifted millions out of poverty worldwide, the wealth gap in the United States continues to climb, with stark disparities across the economic spectrum. Most recently, the COVID-19…