This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017, eventually dropping 27 trillion gallons of rain on Texas, causing $75 billion of damage, and killing more than 75 people. Here’s some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The relationship between state gun laws and the flow of firearms between states can be measured using data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which traces guns’ origins…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Asia is a continent of demographic extremes. At one end of the spectrum, there are three economies that are among the top in terms of life expectancy worldwide: Japan, Singapore,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ending hunger, an ambition enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG2, which focuses on ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture by 2030. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Creating local jobs, promoting transnational corridors to increase the mobility of goods and services, and developing innovative ways to finance infrastructure projects were top talking points at the annual Program for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A better city is possible. 3Tree Flats, a relatively recent addition to Washington, D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood, definitely has the hallmarks of renter utopia. Its apartments are appointed in stainless steel…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Roughly 52 percent of the world remains offline. With the internet shouldering more of the global economy — as well as education, agriculture, healthcare, and government services — the world’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As male harassers and assaulters have been unmasked over the last few months, the reckoning has largely been confined to the realm of the white-collar worker, particularly in industries with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the new year approaches, people are excitedly planning their goals for the future. But cash-strapped young people may not be in the mood for celebrating or making resolutions as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After you transition out of the military and into civilian life, you might be coming back to a family that’s been living without you for a while. It’s not just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A great-grandmother who looked after more than 100 children in 50 years has been appointed an MBE for services to foster care. Stella Tomkinson, 79, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. SuperMeat, an Israeli biotech and food-tech startup that is developing lab-made chicken meat, has raised $3 million in seed funding, as it becomes the latest of a crop of so-called…