A circular economy for all: The case for integrating the informal waste sector in developing countries
BY TZE NI YEOH To outsiders, Minh Khai Village in Vietnam is an assault to the senses; bales of plastic
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Opinion
A Prescription for Change: Voter Registration in Emergency Rooms
BY ALISTER MARTIN AND JACOB BROWN Marginalized patient populations in the United States use emergency rooms at disproportionately higher
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The “Year of Return” and the unintended consequences for Ghanaians
BY AARYAN MORRISON Ghana’s “Year of Return”, by its very nature, was bound to gain a considerable amount of
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The legacy of microfinance: does it live up to its hype?
BY NOURHAN SHAABAN AND FARAH EREIQAT The origin story of microfinance began with Muhammad Yunus, a Professor of Economics
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Revamping the jury duty system: updating jury duty for a modern, diverse America
BY KEVIN FRAZIER An exception for students “freed” me from jury duty last year. Before my exception was confirmed
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Borrowing a Column from Thomas Jefferson: The Architecture of National Security Risks
In exploring what constitutes an existential risk – something that threatens the extinction of intelligent life – we evaluate the significance of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat both naturally occurring and manmade.
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The Limits of Power-Sharing in Lebanon: Can Protests End 200 Years of Sectarian Politics?
This moment offers a rare opportunity for foreign powers to help break Lebanon’s historical cycles of violence and support demands for a shift to a more robust and representative democracy.
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