Homelessness is one of the many simmering systemic issues that the pandemic has brought to a boil. Interrelated challenges of inequality, joblessness and evictions have put 30 million people at risk of losing their homes. Yet there is a silver lining: More...
Trading goods and services without using cash… A powerful idea, isn’t it? While the history of barter stretches back to as far as 8000 years ago, one would hardly guess that even today, according to the US Department of Commerce, barter exchanges account for over 30...
“The world has only one border. It is called humanity. The differences between us are small compared to our shared humanity.” – Nadia Murad, Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist and Nobel Prize winner You would be forgiven for thinking that in 2021, the...
Subscribe: SpotifyWhen it comes to food security, tackling the issue with food alone is not the answer. Dismantling the entrenched beliefs and systems that lead to the insecurity is a way better solution since it cuts to the heart of the issue, rather than offer...
Scientists—starting with Isaac Newton—have long acknowledged standing on the shoulders of giants. But the names of those giants have tended to fade quickly when they belonged to women and people of color. That is starting to change with a new generation of...
