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
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…
The Guilty Verdict of Police Officer Derek Chauvin
The guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin is a step towards police accountability. It is not justice. True justice would mean that George Floyd was still alive today. True justice would mean that Adam Toledo, Duante Wright, Ma’Khia Bryant, Andrew Brown and countless…
By Jennifer Messenger, Metropolitan Group
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is great news, bringing hope for the end of the pandemic. But the vaccine itself won’t save lives; getting people vaccinated will. As change agents, our voices are needed.
January 7, 2021
The attack on the U.S. Capitol and on various state Capitols on January 6th were acts of domestic terrorism and at their core are acts of treason against the foundational constructs of democracy. Their incitement by President Trump over the last eight weeks by using the highest…
