This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Agri-Mark Inc., a dairy cooperative with about 1,000 members, saw three farmers take their own lives in the past three years. The most recent was last month. It’s a very…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Colorado students who qualify for a reduced price lunch can get it for free, thanks to a state program that covers the extra cost. But that’s only through fifth grade.…
Executive skills are the cognitive abilities that make it possible for people to set goals, regulate impulses, and complete the steps necessary to achieve their objectives. Examples of these skills…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: A Homeless Camp in Our Backyard? Please, Seattle Pacific University Says A homeless camp on Seattle Pacific University’s campus provides a safe place for homeless people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jane Friedhoff is a riot grrrl game developer. What does that mean? She creates power fantasies for women through the joy of unadulterated play. Her latest title, Lost Wage Rampage, essentially reappropriates the hyper-masculinity of Grand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mass shootings have taken place consistently throughout American history, in every region of the country. Over the last 30 years, however, assault weapons and firearms equipped with large- capacity ammunition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Less than two weeks after President Trump’s State of the Union in which he declared that “American heart, American hands, and American grit” would rebuild the country’s infrastructure, workers barely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Center for International Security and Cooperation program on Biosecurity and Global Health What is it? The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford is a university-based center that does policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brenda used to sell curtains door to door in Nairobi, Kenya, but she dreamed of opening her own storefront. She had a college education, but no credit history and little…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anne-Teresa Birthwright, a self-taught artist from Jamaica, is pursuing her PhD in development geography at the University of the West Indies, studying the impacts of climate and economic change on Jamaican…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to many global organizations, including the World Economic Forum, approximately 4 billion people lack internet access. Their inability to venture online is compounded by the fact many of these same…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Legacy food companies are already struggling to keep up with changing consumer tastes, as brand loyalty plummets and Americans develop a taste for smaller-batch goods. Now, the General Mills and Nestles of the world have…