This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The term “provider of last resorts” has been a point of discussion in the World Health Organization’s draft 13th program of work. In efforts to illustrate what it means, Director-General Tedros…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why doesn’t the government do what the people want? After the recent deadly shooting at a Florida high school, many Americans are asking that question about the federal government’s firearms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Hewlett Packard internal report found that female employees applied for a promotion only when they believed they met 100 percent of the qualifications listed for the job, whereas male employees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students, parents, policymakers and the public need good information to understand how well community colleges are doing to help students succeed. These groups typically rely on cursory information about tuition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New Communities, other nonprofits and historically black colleges across the South fought for the creation of the 2501 program in 1990, a farm bill initiative designed to help minority farmers through outreach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most observers associate the farm bill with food policy, but its conservation section is the single largest source of funding for soil, water and wildlife conservation on private land in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the vast majority of Americans with disabilities want to work, just over one-third are able to find jobs, according to a recent survey from RespectAbility, a nonprofit that works to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The young woman in the black sweatshirt was indignant. Across the negotiating table, a stern, occasionally sharp-tongued adversary refused to budge — first on wages and now on the organization’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maxine Turner left school without a single qualification. Maxine is speaking at Mowbray Gardens Library in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where a group is gathering for lessons taught by the Workers Educational…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On March 5, humanitarian aid convoys reached the besieged eastern Ghouta region of Syria for the first time in weeks. Their access proved to be highly limited and short-lived as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Providing quality schooling for the 75 million children worldwide impacted by conflict, natural disasters, or epidemics each year remains a challenge for the humanitarian community, with education advocates estimating that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dave was born in 1963 and grew up in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Protestant denomination that encourages followers to be vegetarian and avoid alcohol, tobacco, and, in some cases,…