This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is upending people’s lives around the world, but when droughts, floods or sea level rise force them to leave their countries, people often find closed borders and little…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Julia Gillard served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and is the chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London. While serving as Prime Minister,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Work requirements associated with federal assistance programs have drawn more attention since the administration’s 2018 executive order calling for federal agencies to add or strengthen such policies. Although work requirements…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As described in part one of this series, unsheltered homelessness presents a unique aspect of danger: the criminalization of homelessness puts those living outdoors at constant risk of potentially dangerous interactions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New Migration Policy Institute (MPI) research shows that one third of children ages 5 and under in the United States are Dual Language Learners (DLLs) who live with at least…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The design of our cities is influenced by what types of transportation are available, and how people choose to get around is, in turn, influenced by our cities’ design. This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With a first COVID-19 jab under his belt and the second a few weeks away, Imad Agha was overwhelmed with relief. But his hopes of immunity were dashed when violence…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On May 19, 107-year-old Viola Fletcher visited Washington, D.C. to testify before Congress in its hearing for the centennial of Tulsa, Okla. race massacre. “I’m here seeking justice and I’m asking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are in the midst of a great realignment in policymaking. After an era-defining pandemic, which itself served as backdrop to a generations-in-the-making reckoning on racial injustice, the era of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tennessee’s Constitution includes a provision that bars three groups from holding office: atheists, ministers and those engaging in duels. Efforts are under way in the state legislature to remove this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy should and can take on being the support needed so desperately by the transgender community right now. Fortunately, there are organizations providing the basis for that support. In October of 2020, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In only two states, Maine and Vermont, all prisoners are eligible to vote. However, some prisoners in Mississippi, Alaska and Alabama can vote while incarcerated, depending on their convictions. Sanders…