This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Globally, one person in eight is a girl or young woman aged 10 to 24 years – that is 900 million people. Yet, less than 2 cents of every $1 spent on international…
Have you ever bought a work of art at a charity auction? It turns out that the artists who donate their works can only deduct their direct costs from their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pollution, poverty, and race collide in many disadvantaged communities across California—and the country—and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. While California has already cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13% since…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you care deeply about both environmental and racial justice, the way food is produced in the U.S. is far, far from ideal. To begin with, industrial farming has negative environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As educators keep moving from “traditional,” teacher-centered instruction to student-centered learning environments, we’re realizing the importance of integrating STEM into curriculum. Research shows that the pandemic emphasized the need for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2020 presidential election hasn’t yet come to a definitive conclusion, due in part to the power of the internet to enable and reinforce an alternate reality in which widespread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Arturo Massol-Deyá believes solar panels will bring power to the people of Puerto Rico — in more ways than one. Massol-Deyá is associate director of Casa Pueblo, a nonprofit that, since 1991,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When students at Anser Charter School in Garden City, Idaho returned to in-person classes Sept. 28, everything about school looked different than six months ago. Anser is an EL Education school, meaning it focuses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The analysis of 17 years of field work with 1,200 low-income households in five different cities shows urgent crises force low-income families to choose the safest, most convenient locations necessary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A change in administration in January will bring a new pandemic strategy for the United States. President-elect Joe Biden has announced his transition COVID-19 advisory council, and there are high expectations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About 70% of those who bought a firearm during the COVID-19 pandemic reported having suicidal thoughts throughout their lives, compared to 37% of the rest of the community of gun owners.…
The evidence is clear – the COVID pandemic has hit Native Americans, communities of color, and other high-risk and vulnerable populations the hardest, putting front and center the nation’s systematic…