Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... both gender and indigenous rights, and addressing climate change . Those “progressive elements,” the foreign affairs ...
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Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May Be The New Normal
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... events become more intense as a result of manmade climate change . . . Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May ...
Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The author and journalist’s new book explains how antibiotics overuse helped chicken ascend from a local delicacy to an everyday protein, with serious health consequences as a result.
Report Finds U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... will grow ever wider in the years to come, absent policy change . The two institutes’ joint report bears the ominous ...
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.
Study: Giving Leads to Happiness
Release Date:
09/18/2017
The adage says it’s better to give than to receive. Recently, a neurological study published in Nature Communications found there may be some biological truth to the maxim after all.
The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... five boroughs. This can lead to brilliant innovations that change the city as we know it—the subway may be a broken ...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... in a country that's polarized — particularly on climate change . . . These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why .....
The World's Soaring CO2 Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... twist to the history and possible dark future of climate change . If you want an unusual but punchy telling of the ...
High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... discuss opportunities created by Africa’s demographic change . Bringing together African leaders, CEOs and other ...
Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... “high-spending low-density state,” a last-minute change seemingly aimed at Alaska and its holdout Republican ...
Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist
Release Date:
09/25/2017
A tool to help predict whether someone who’s been arrested will reoffend does not factor in race. But it could consider convictions.
More Healthful Kids Meals? Panera CEO Dishes Out A Challenge
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Chicken nuggets. French fries. Pizza. Repeat. This repertoire of kids menu items may seem familiar to many families, but one fast-casual chain aims to put a lot more options in front of its young customers.
Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... many leave without the skills for calculating the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor’s instructions, ...
Giving Could Plunge $13 Billion Under Tax Plan, Nonprofit Leader Says
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... fewer taxpayers would itemize their tax returns. That change could reduce the value of the charitable deduction as ...
Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... of recent retirees believe Social Security needs to change . . . Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, ...
Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds
Release Date:
10/10/2017
Investing in product safety, employee diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that can result in high praise for a chief executive—or get them fired—according to new research from the...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund
Release Date:
10/27/2017
The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards
Release Date:
11/17/2017
What Works Cities, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015, was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for demonstrable results in performance management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts
Release Date:
12/15/2017
... to build empathy in order to affect positive social change . MIA will launch the first-ever Center for Empathy ...