This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the success and optimism of the new COVID-19 vaccination campaigns being rolled out worldwide, the emergence of new viral strains threatens to undermine their effectiveness. Indeed, South Africa has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More and more, women are paving the way for young girls to become leaders in their own communities. We hear every day of the accomplishments of African women—from the everyday…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The US Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, making it the third available in the fight against COVID-19. Manufactured by Janssen,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form that sparked the pandemic, new research shows. With few exceptions, whether…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the millions of small producers who are part of a growing global movement for circular and regenerative food systems, agroecology is much more than a set of farming practices.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has become a clear call for strong, compassionate female leadership that is essential not only to ensure girls and women are equal everywhere, but also to help fix…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has hijacked people’s lives, families and work. And, it has hijacked their bodies and minds in ways that they may not even be aware of. As we see it,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The oil industry’s lobbying arm, the American Petroleum Institute, suggested in a new draft statement that it might support Congress putting a price on carbon emissions to combat climate change,…
Sanjay Patnaik, director of the Center on Regulation and Markets and Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development in Economic Studies, recently sat down with Dante Disparte, the founder…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change poses the single biggest threat to the future of today’s children. The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is committed to accelerating systemic solutions that will mitigate climate change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If wealthy nations keep hoarding COVID-19 vaccines, the pandemic could continue for years to come, says Gavin Yamey, a global health expert. Just 10 countries account for three quarters of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s not theoretical anymore: we’re in a climate crisis. And though some of the world’s finest minds are working hard on strategies to stave off the worst effects of the…