By Kristin Gimbel The Biden Administration has called the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to make radical improvements to expand and modernize our infrastructure; address long-standing needs in impacted communities; support climate resilience; and preserve endangered ecosystems. Yet, if investments are rolled out through “business…

The Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade In a leaked draft opinion published by Politico last week, the Supreme Court of the United States sent a clear signal about the imminent likelihood of overturning Roe v. Wade and the loss of national protection for pregnant people’s right to…

By Surili Sutaria Patel and Vernice Miller-Travis From extreme weather to wildfires and heat waves — climate change is a threat multiplier. The effects of climate events, like worsening air quality and the spread of insect- and animal-borne diseases, lead to life-threatening health impacts. And while we all encounter the…

Los conocimientos globales sobre el bienestar impulsan la innovación en Estados Unidos. Por Jennifer Messenger y Fernanda Salazar Mejía La economía ocupa un lugar especial en muchos países. Se nutre, se prioriza e, incluso, es vista como un ser vivo cuyo crecimiento es natural y beneficia a todos. La idea…

By Aayaan Jamwal, Alexandra Byron, Lauren Himiak and Nicholas Drushella We are in the midst of a coordinated attack — at unprecedented levels — on our constitutional right to abortion. For decades, anti-abortion lawmakers have been chipping away at reproductive freedom, reducing access to health care and punishing those who…

Global insights about well-being spark U.S. innovation By Jennifer Messenger and Fernanda Salazar Mejía The economy holds a special place of honor in many countries. It’s nurtured, prioritized, even viewed as a living being whose growth is natural and good for everyone. The idea that our progress as a nation…

We are at a historic point in the debate over migration. Global migration has more than tripled since 1960, rising from 77 million to 272 million in 2019. While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed migration flows over the last year, the confluence of conflict, corruption, economic woes and climate change in…

Sharing new tools that will transform the U.S. food system By Kevin T. Kirkpatrick With encouraging signs that the United States is approaching a much more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be tempting to want to shrug off anything related to it and turn the page as…

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman and Jennifer Messenger We are at a pivotal moment as a nation and as a global community to redefine what matters to us, how we define progress and purpose, and how that then drives our decision-making, systems and structures. As we emerge from the pandemic together, it…