This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 100 Chicagoans are participating in a hunger strike against a scrapyard set to be relocated to his Southeast Chicago neighborhood to force the city to rethink the scrapyard’s proposed location.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is one of those rare issues that touches every aspect of our economic, social, and physical security. The United States continues to be one of the planet’s highest-emitting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If people don’t trust the efficacy and safety of vaccines, we may never inoculate enough of the world’s population to get COVID-19 under control. Despite public health leaders pointing at the importance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black Americans have been the least inclined of any racial or ethnic group to say they’d get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The proportion of Black people who said they’ll probably…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pundits and politicians have been quick to point fingers over the debacle in Texas that left millions without power or clean water during February’s deep freeze. Many have blamed the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared COVID-19 hits communities of color the hardest—and extensive evidence backs this up—communities of color are not receiving the aid they need. Health officials say the lack…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Stilbruch, the department store in Hamburg, Germany run by the city’s sanitation department, only goods that others have thrown away are offered up for sale. But before they are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A person in Asia is five times more likely to experience a natural disaster than the average person on earth. Earthquakes, floods, and typhoons are an annual occurrence in this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 swept through the world, everything changed. Countries, societies, and communities have been reshaped, political and social systems restructured, and new social norms created—all at breakneck speed. The pandemic…
Recent events, from the tragic murder of George Floyd to the shocking attack on the U.S. Capitol, have sparked a seismic shift in society’s acknowledgement of the need for transformational…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 will forever be remembered as the year COVID-19 laid bare the burdens of women. While different from one context to another, “the negative effects are disproportionate for women everywhere,”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Report for America today released Local News Philanthropy: Strong Signs of Positive Movement, a report on local sustainability and development efforts by the nonprofit program’s newsroom partners in 2020. The report underscores the…