A People’s History of Climate Adaptation: Women + LGBT + People of Color Adapt to Climate Change Episode 75 of America Adapts. The host, Doug Parsons joins the Freedom to Breathe bus tour on location in New Orleans. During his visit, he attends a town hall on women and minority groups talking about climate resilience, ... Read more
Near the end of 2018 a group of foundations, led by the Hewlett Foundation and including the Koch Foundation, launched a project to study the current state of civic education in America. Concerned about the state of civic knowledge and political practice in our country, these foundations wanted to invest more in civic education, but ... Read more
Gender, Climate, and Security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change “The global threat of climate change and environmental degradation is poised to exacerbate the already increasing number of complex emergencies, which disproportionately affect women and girls. There is therefore an urgent need for better analysis and concrete, immediate actions to address the ... Read more
In this episode of the Ezra Klein Show, Vox staff writer David Roberts interviews Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the chief architect behind the Green New Deal. While the Green New Deal has drawn extraordinary praise and criticism alike, there is also a lot of misinformation regarding the resolution. Working out of a think-tank called New Consensus, Gunn-Wright ... Read more
The Global Learning Crisis – And What to Do About It By 2030, half the world’s children will be out of school or failing to learn in school. The most important infrastructure we have is educated minds, says former Tunisian government minister Amel Karboul. Yet too often large investments go to more visible initiatives ... Read more
Over the past decade, technology companies and their leaders have launched diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, hoping to make employees of all backgrounds and experiences feel welcome in our industry. We failed. The data shows that, especially in the tech space, we have not moved the needle on the number of women, blacks, or Latinos in our ... Read more
Homelessness is a pressing issue around the globe and the city of São Paulo in Brazil is no exception. The city has opened shelters to help house the nearly 20,000 homeless people living in the streets of São Paulo, but few of them have taken advantage of the situation…until now. Below is a video chronicling ... Read more
Skid Row is perhaps one of the most well known homeless encampments in the United States, and as a result, there has been a long and difficult history with police interaction with its residents, many of whom are black. This episode of the Embedded podcast from NPR explores the relationship with the homeless and police ... Read more
As rents in major cities increase exponentially every year, skyrocketing the average cost of living beyond the means of most, advocates for change are suggesting instating rent control. They face opposition from economists and real estate firms who claim that rent control discourages new construction projects that bring income to cities. This episode of the ... Read more
This week’s blog post is one of utmost importance in the veterinary community – suicide in veterinarians. Not as oft-discussed as it should be, it’s becoming clearer with time that members of the veterinary medical field are prone to experiencing burnout, depression, and extreme levels of stress.