A profile of Yaroslov Bekish, a scholar at Arizona State University’s McCain Institute for International Leadership
Month: November 2021
Vision quest
Rukaiyah Adams left a high-powered finance career and is now working to restore a historically Black neighborhood in her hometown of Portland, Ore.
Getting medical supplies where they’re needed most
A Q&A explainer on the Gates Foundation’s work to solve a problem that keeps low- and middle-income countries from getting the health supplies they need.
Poverty is sexist
A Q&A with Anita Zaidi, the president of the Gates Foundation’s Gender Equality Division.
After low-income women lose their jobs in the COVID-19 economy, what happens to them?
How a cancelled prom in New Jersey can mean women in Ethiopia don’t have enough to eat.
Not just for profit
A Portland, Ore. company that helps transform women’s lives. Written for PCC Natural Markets, Seattle natural grocer.
Technology that helps transform instructional practice
A case study for Promethean, a company that makes interactive hardware and software products for schools.
Saving the world from thin air
A complicated story made simple, covering both carbon removal and blockchain.
Food for people who can’t swallow
What do you get when a dentist, a chef, and people with dysphagia walk into a lab?
Reluctant towns, cities and states are being dragged into court to fix sidewalks for people with disabilities
Since 1990, the Americans With Disabilities Act has required governmental entities to provide people with disabilities access to programs and services enjoyed by their nondisabled peers. When it comes to sidewalks, many cities haven’t come close.
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