This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2018, a land area six times the size of New York City has been destroyed by loggers and miners operating illegally along the Xingu River in Brazil’s Amazon region.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. RAND economist Evan Peet had spent his career working to improve infant and child health in developing nations around the world. He was stunned when he saw the numbers coming out of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the coronavirus hit the Federal Bureau of Prisons last year, the senior official responsible for overseeing health care and safety in all of the more than 120 lockups was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Air pollution contributes to as many as 9 million premature deaths worldwide each year – twice as many as war, other violence, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Fine particulate matter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recently released working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research by Analisa Packham of Vanderbilt University examined the impact of needle exchange programs (referred to as Syringe Exchange Programs or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While COVID-19 is well known for its physical impact, the rippling effect of the pandemic is taking an equally large toll on mental health. A survey conducted by the Kaiser Family…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More older Americans are able to meet their daily care needs without assistance, a report shows, but concerning gaps remained for older Black and Hispanic people. According to the report,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day crammed in a unit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Picture this: two babies born on the same day, maybe even within the same hour, at the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. One baby, born to a Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As coronavirus sweeps our nation it has brought deep-seated health inequities, including those linked to incarceration, to the forefront. Overcrowding and poor sanitation are putting prisoners at risk now more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Buoyed by a massive influx of federal education funding, schools and districts are rolling out a greater number of programs and initiatives to drive learning recovery for students than at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Around the world, people are experiencing an unprecedented triple threat. The compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and conflict have exacerbated underlying inequities, driving vulnerable communities further into…