This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. City officials are increasingly working to leverage advanced information and communication technologies to bring their smart city dreams to life. Investments are being targeted to achieve everything from enhancing local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Baljit Kaur, 50 has been farming most of her life in Punjab, India. For her, cultivating her crops and tending to the land is a blessing and goes beyond simply…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like the air you breathe, you may not spend a lot of time thinking about the land you live on. But for many communities and individuals in low- and middle-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic – and the government’s insufficient response in providing economic relief – has led to an enormous increase in food insecurity in this country. At least 54 million people are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research has consistently shown a strong link between incarceration and homelessness. Our 2018 report found that formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public. Other national data shows…
Women are nowhere close to equal to men in the United States. They are underpaid. They are underrepresented in government. Their work is undervalued. And the burdens of a functioning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Regional disparities in human and financial resources largely determine how they do their work. Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Launched in 2014 with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Ford Foundation, and Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund works to foster a culture of civic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of President Biden’s first days in office, he has proposed expanding the earned income tax credit (EITC) for workers without children living at home, who are considered “childless” for tax…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, one quarter of all children nationwide had an immigrant parent. Ensuring these children and their parents have access to quality health care is critical to our nation’s future. The Biden…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The policies that helped financially struggling Americans stay in their homes and keep access to water and electricity during the COVID-19 pandemic also helped reduce the spread of the virus,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The years when young people move from youth to adulthood are full of immense possibility and potential. This is the time when young people gain the education, skills, life experiences, and supports…