This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 30 percent of Colorado residents live in childcare deserts, but the problem is more acute in some communities — including those with higher Hispanic populations. It would be an economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four years ago, the UCLA Civil Rights Project issued a chilling report, showing that New York had the most segregated schools in the country. Anyone willing to look already knew our schools were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India’s commons—collectively owned land administered by the government—make up as much as 25 percent of the nation’s territory. The government legally owns these lands, but lacks the reach, incentive, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1800, few countries had achieved economic growth. Our entry on global extreme poverty shows that at the beginning of the 19th century the huge majority—more than 80%—of the world lived in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than eighty design-oriented and engineering students from ten different universities as well as professionals from across New York City spent fifteen hours over two days at the NYU Media and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 1 million children died of pneumonia in 2015. Why do so many children around the world still lose their lives to this disease? You often hear people describe an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When President Trump promised to bring coal jobs back, he may have hedged a bit. Jobs in coal production have ticked up temporarily, but jobs in the renewable energy sector…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The foundation for our purpose is our moral view of the world. We are each driven in our work to drive progress toward achieving what we view as a moral…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated communities in the southern U.S. and the Caribbean, America’s CEOs reacted by orchestrating one of the single largest philanthropic moments in recent memory. Their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fires consuming parts of Southern California have moved rapidly since breaking out a few days ago. The Thomas Fire, a blaze in Ventura County, has already claimed 90,000 acres.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Together for the first time since many started a new school year, the Newark cohort of Aspen Young Leaders Fellows unpacked the essence of innovation, revisited social venture projects, continued…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most rural women in India lack a land title. If one’s husband died, or decided to leave the family, they could be left homeless, without rights to their home. All…