This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a fast-paced world where trends change every day and news loses its grip on audiences within mere minutes, it’s no surprise that the world has grown tired of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two publications on the future of work crossed my desk recently. One was the 2019 World Development Report (WDR), “The Changing Nature of Work“; the other a report by the Pathways for…
Immediate global leadership is required to curb the negative effects we are already experiencing from global warming by sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide and limiting warming to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is no doubt that many Afghan citizens will need protection in the weeks and months ahead. What remains shrouded in uncertainty, however, is the magnitude of need and where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the past few months have been a bit of a bumpy ride with news of side effects, pauses and restarts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The General Assembly of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, will gather next week to shape a collective strategy to protect the world’s increasingly at-risk flora and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A pivotal first step is increasing the amount of flexible funding supporting the leadership and power of young people in local communities. The Development Alternative’s 2019 report on the state of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “A ‘Code Red’ for Humanity.” That’s how the New York Times chose to title its podcast summary of the recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Other outlets were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Surplus People Project (SPP) is one of the key organizations in southern Africa working on food sovereignty and economic justice for landless people. In 2011, Thousand Currents (then IDEX) was told…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why do many impact investors, who seek social, environmental, and economic returns on patient timelines, park customer insight at the door when they want to achieve multiple bottom lines? There…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our world is in crisis. There are more intersecting crises in the world today than we have ever witnessed. The rise of authoritarian, extremist, and fundamentalist governments has increased, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Extreme rainfall and flooding left paths of destruction through communities around the world this summer. The latest was in Tennessee, where preliminary data shows a record-shattering 17 inches of rain…