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The Moral and Economic Case for Women’s Leadership

The 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is currently taking place at the United Nations with a focus on “women’s empowerment and its link to…  

Reforming the Bail System Can Reduce Mass Incarceration in the U.S.

Posted on November 13th, 2015 · Posted in Frank Friday

The money-based bail system in the United States is an important contributing factor to the racial disparities within the criminal justice system in the country. At the national level, about62…  

Reforming the Bail System Can Reduce Mass Incarceration in the U.S.

The money-based bail system in the United States is an important contributing factor to the racial disparities within the criminal justice system in the country. At the national level, about…  

What Canada Can Teach Us About Gender Equality

Posted on November 6th, 2015 · Posted in Frank Friday

Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has made it his priority to bring greater gender diversity to the Canadian government by appointing 15 women to his 30-person cabinet, including native…  

What Canada Can Teach Us About Gender Equality

Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has made it his priority to bring greater gender diversity to the Canadian government by appointing 15 women to his 30-person cabinet, including native…  

Gun Violence in the United States is Our Public Health Crisis

Mass killings in the United States are now so commonplace that we barely skip a beat before going back to business as usual. News about our dysfunctional Congress dominate the…  

Gun Violence in the United States is Our Public Health Crisis

Posted on October 9th, 2015 · Posted in Frank Friday

Mass killings in the United States are now so commonplace that we barely skip a beat before going back to business as usual. News about our dysfunctional Congress dominate the…  

Can world leaders implement the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals?

Posted on October 2nd, 2015 · Posted in Frank Friday

Last week, the United Nations released an ambitious global development agenda that serves as a blueprint for action for the next 15 years in the areas of poverty, inequality and…  

Can world leaders implement the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals?

Last week, the United Nations released an ambitious global development agenda that serves as a blueprint for action for the next 15 years in the areas of poverty, inequality and…  

Is Pope Francis Our Best Steward for Environmental and Social Justice?

Posted on September 25th, 2015 · Posted in Frank Friday

In a highly anticipated visit, Pope Francis spoke yesterday at a joint meeting of Congress and urged them to cast aside their bitter partisan divides and step up to address…