This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Stress, trauma, and racism occur at high rates within Indigenous communities and have not been explored as potential contributors to cardiometabolic disease (CMD). But new research examines this link and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a long-standing fact about the US labor market: work and wages alone do not guarantee financial security. A worker’s relationship to their employer—whether they work full-…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In addition to its devastating public health impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequality around the world. Poor populations have disproportionately experienced COVID-19 infection while enduring greater financial hardship as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While honoring our nation’s veterans during Military Appreciation Month is wonderful, ensuring the economic well-being of veterans is paramount. The most impactful action we can take to support veterans, especially…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anyone who listens to weather reports has heard meteorologists comment that yesterday’s temperature was 3 degrees above normal, or last month was much drier than normal. But what does “normal”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During an event co-hosted by Food Tank and the Danone Institute North America, panelists discuss ways to nourish people and the planet, while also dismantling systemic racism and inequity. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, you might be curious about which areas this super-computer-powered map says are at risk of being underwater. By the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, attention to public health has waxed and waned as crises strike and then abate. The result has been a patchwork of inadequate public health infrastructure, the weaknesses of which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rhetorical use of ’empowerment’ in the development discourse started taking shape in the mid 2oth century, as a means to challenge power structures for the public good. Since the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LISC D.C. helped inaugurate a visionary—and commonsense—solar energy installation project that will bring green power and income to 12 affordable housing communities in the nation’s capital. The solar panels are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Riyaz*, a Rohingya refugee who lives in a crowded camp in Delhi along with nearly 300 others, is desperate to get himself vaccinated against COVID-19. But India’s ongoing vaccination drive is only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, tax incentives have been a major policy tool to spur economic development and attract and retain good jobs. In recent years, however, these incentives have come under heightened…