A new initiative aims to map antihomicide efforts across the violence-plagued region.
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September 22, 2016
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Grantee Spotlight
How the “Model Minority” Myth Made Incarceration Harder for One Chinese Immigrant
April 12, 2016 |For many incarcerated Asian and Pacific Islanders, prison is often made tougher by the fact that their identity is not always recognized.
Who Counts? All of Us, Says the Supreme Court.
April 11, 2016 |A unanimous decision by an oft-divided court just affirmed a bedrock principle of American democracy: the government represents everyone.
The Investigative Journalism Collaboration That Produced the Panama Papers
April 8, 2016 |The bombshell reports detailing how offshore companies enable financial secrecy were made possible by a global effort of hundreds of journalists working in tandem.
Students in Puerto Rico Defend Their Right to Affordable Education
April 7, 2016 |As funding for education is slashed, students and professors in Puerto Rico are emerging as the frontline critics of austerity.
On International Roma Day, a Call for Courage and Clarity
April 7, 2016 |In the many events that take places around International Roma Day, we sometimes lose sight of the larger cause: self-determination and international unity.
The Message of the Panama Papers
April 6, 2016 |The massive data leak reveals how vast amounts of wealth are secretly moved around the world. Now, political leaders must close the loopholes that allow this to happen.
Grantee Spotlight
Brazil Can Fight the Zika Virus with Better Public Policy
April 6, 2016 |Instead of telling women not to get pregnant, Brazil should be implementing supports for them.
Health Funders and Grantees: Who Sets the Agenda?
April 5, 2016 |Frontline NGOs may not measure their impact in terms of infections averted or treated—yet they have become essential to donors who do.
In the EU, Media Portrayals of Ukraine Reveal Europe’s Own Self-Interests
April 1, 2016 |Depictions of the crisis are often shaped by attitudes that have little to do with Ukraine itself.
A Push for Balanced Drug Policy Is Transforming Pain Relief in India
March 31, 2016 |Dr. M.R. Rajagopal, founder of Pallium India, is working state by state with health care professionals to make palliative care more pervasive.