This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 7,000 children committed suicide with guns from 1999 to 2014, and thousands of people are killed every year with misappropriated guns. How many lives might be saved if guns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The public and research support gun control. Here’s how it could help — and why it doesn’t pass. 1) America’s gun problem is completely unique No other developed country in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What we need most of all isn’t mourning, but action to lower the toll of guns in America. Since 1970, more Americans have died from guns (including suicides, murders and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gun violence affects society in many ways, including higher medical costs, reductions in quality of life because of fear of gun violence and stresses on the criminal justice system. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Las Vegas Police Department said people who want to donate blood to help victims of the shooting can go to the local Labor Health & Welfare clinic, located at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Harvey. Irma. Jose. Maria. Massive earthquakes. Epic floods. As with previous disasters, millions of Americans have already made donations to help with the latest ones. The growing number of charities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 400 people are wounded after a late-night shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement saying that residents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some needed just a minor boost — like enough cash to pay a utility bill or make next month’s car payment…Others confronted life-threatening crises, such as escaping domestic violence, finding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can we engage on reducing gun violence? Groundbreaking research by Benenson Strategy Group (BSG) and Lester and Associates lays out a series of proposed policy solutions for gun violence…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Daylong waits for necessities have become a way of life for Puerto Ricans after of Hurricane Maria. Just 20 miles from the capital of San Juan, residents here are still marooned after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What is World Habitat Day? Since 1986, the United Nations has recognized World Habitat Day on the first Monday in October. It’s a day to reflect on the state of our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most commonly taught stories American schoolchildren learn is that of Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger’s 19th-century tale of a poor, ambitious teenaged boy in New York City who…