This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Arc of the United States was founded seventy years ago by families like mine who wanted their loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities included in every aspect of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With today’s news that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization 1.66 million times in fiscal year (FY) 2021 (a number that rises…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many Americans now have the green light to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster – and the flexibility to receive a different brand than the original vaccine they received. On the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite Muslims were killed in attacks on mosques in October 2021. One such attack took place on Oct. 15, when a group of suicide bombers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While rural districts faced many uphill battles during spring closures — including connectivity issues, difficulty maintaining relationships with impoverished students whose parents were working, and delivering meals to families who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black youth in the U.S. experience more illness, poverty, and discrimination than their white counterparts. These issues put them at higher risk for depression and other mental health problems. Yet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If the nations of the world really want to limit climate change to the level agreed five years ago, it will not be enough to immediately abandon fossil fuels as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 60 years ago, the EU introduced the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women. Yet, a gender pay gap—the difference between the average gross…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’re now less than 10 years away from 2030, the year by which the international community hoped to eradicate global hunger. It was always a tall order, and climate change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you need to treat anxiety in the future, odds are the treatment won’t just be therapy, but also an algorithm. Across the mental-health industry, companies are rapidly building solutions for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The internet has revolutionized the way people get news and information. In journalism, the old ways of raising revenue no longer work, and research shows local news is suffering the most. There…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By the year 2100, heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people, assuming greenhouse emissions remain the same, researchers report. That’s…