This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Life is improving for millions of animals in the US. Pigs are being freed from crates, and laying hens are being liberated from their cages. Progress is on the horizon for broiler…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Supreme Court ended automatic life without parole for children. What replaces it remains unclear. Say you’re a teenager who has committed a serious crime, and a judge is about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Boost local capacity to manage recovery programs. State and local governments face severe constraints when it comes to staff expertise and turnover, case management systems, and internal political transitions, all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homeless advocates warn the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a rise in housing instability for students, especially once eviction moratoriums lift. If so, more students would be eligible for federal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Throughout the pandemic, prisons have been a hotspot for COVID-19, with case rates in prisons between four to five times higher than in the general population. Despite being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, however, most…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After some initial bumps in the road, COVID-19 vaccine rollout has accelerated across the United States, as have rollbacks of certain public health measures. But city leaders worry that some residents remain hesitant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has hit many households hard, but perhaps none more so than those who have struggled to access and afford water. Falling behind on water bills, lower-income households and communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you’ve given to a fundraiser lately to help someone fill in the financial gaps between personal and governmental funding, you’ve participated in mutual aid. Mutual aid is a concept…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who work nontraditional work hours, such as 11 PM to 7 AM, are more likely to develop the chronic condition that disrupts their sleep. “This discovery has many major…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the wake of a global pandemic, it is almost universally understood that there are innumerable factors from the past year that have made it difficult to indulge in our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, Michael Bloomberg announced a $150 million gift to my alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, to provide permanent funding for a hundred STEM PhD students from minority-serving institutions. The gift is noteworthy not for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the second wave of COVID-19 rages through the country, media and global donor attention is focused on the supply of oxygen in its various forms—even as the country grapples…