This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Solutions journalism investigates and explains, in a critical and clear-eyed way, how people try to solve widely shared problems. While journalists usually define news as “what’s gone wrong,” solutions journalism…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I cried at my desk this week. I could probably start every story I’ve written since February with that sentence but this was different. They were tears of joy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many community foundations across the country also align matching campaigns with Giving Tuesday as a way to increase the power of individual gifts exponentially. When I think about Giving Tuesday…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environmental justice is a foundational tenet of the Aspen Institute’s Energy & Environment Program, guiding its priorities and strategies and underpinning its work. In recent months, the program has redoubled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Orcas face a variety of deadly threats—many stemming from human interactions, according to pathology reports on more than 50 killer whales stranded over nearly a decade in the northeast Pacific…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I heard the announcement of nursery and school closures brought on by the novel coronavirus last Spring, my heart sank. My son, Sidney, had just received an official diagnosis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mindfulness, an umbrella term for a range of practices, is about observing your emotions and state of mind, without judgment. This can be done during sitting meditation, walking meditation, activities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Monday, three new individuals were added to Australia’s harrowing list of women killed through acts of violence. Less than 24 hours later, a fourth woman was killed. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. September in Portland, Oregon, usually brings a slight chill to the air and an orange tinge to the leaves. This year, it brought smoke so thick it burned your throat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have reported alarming rates of violence, exploitation and other abuse, especially intimate partner violence among women and other marginalized groups.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Within two months of leaving the hospital, nearly 7% of the patients in the study had died, including more than 10% of the patients treated in an intensive care unit.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Amy Coney Barrett became the third justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court during Trump’s presidency, I couldn’t help but think about the court’s recent decisions that have, for the moment,…