It has been four years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more popularly known as Obamacare, was signed into law, and on the heels of today’s sign-up deadline, President Obama began…
In a special report on the state of entrepreneurship in the U.S., The Economist referred to America as a “beacon of entrepreneurialism.” Pointing to Americans’ culture of innovation and risk-taking behavior, the report shows…
Photo by flickr user jungmoon In a special report on the state of entrepreneurship in the U.S., The Economist referred to America as a “beacon of entrepreneurialism.” Pointing to Americans’…
In the often fraught and uncertain environment that defines the process of post-conflict mediation and peacebuilding, women’s voices are conspicuously absent at the negotiating table. Despite several UN Security Council…
Photo:Nobel Peace Prize activist Leymah Gbowee Image credit: Reuters In the often fraught and uncertain environment that defines the process of post-conflict mediation and peacebuilding, women’s voices are conspicuously absent at…
The 58th session of the Committee on the Status of Women is underway at the United Nations in New York this week. This important annual gathering of representatives of UN…
Medical researchers recently released some hopeful news in the nation’s battle against obesity. According to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity rates among children…
A year after one of the worst industrial disasters in the country’s history claimed the lives of over 1,100 garment workers in Savar, Bangladesh last year— most of them poor, young women…
A year after one of the worst industrial disasters in the country’s history claimed the lives of over 1,100 garment workers in Savar, Bangladesh last year— most of them poor, young women…
Dasani Coates and her siblings in the room they shared with their parents in a Brooklyn homeless shelter. Image Credit: Ruth Fremson, New York Times By Shyama Venkateswar Earlier this week,…