Preventive care is free by law, but many Americans get incorrectly billed − especially if you’re poor, a person of color or don’t have a college degree
Patients often bear the cost of unexpected bills for basic preventive services such as wellness visits and cancer screenings.
Michal Horný, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, UMass Amherst •
conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 • ~7 min
Sept. 18, 2024 • ~7 min
Why people stay after local economies collapse − a story of home among the ghosts of shuttered steel mills
When southeast Chicago’s steel industry collapsed, the loss reverberated through neighborhoods built around the mills. Former mill workers explain why they stayed as the local economy fell.
Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Assistant Professor of Environmental Sociology, Drexel University •
conversation
Aug. 27, 2024 • ~11 min
Aug. 27, 2024 • ~11 min
A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive
To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around the
Cambridge University News •
cambridge
Aug. 6, 2024 • ~6 min
Aug. 6, 2024 • ~6 min
The Green party’s plans aren’t perfect but they offer a much-needed attempt at climate leadership
The Green Party manifesto has climate action woven through it - here are the key policies that would reduce emissions and build climate resilience.
Richard Sulley, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Policy, University of Sheffield •
conversation
June 18, 2024 • ~8 min
June 18, 2024 • ~8 min
The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water
Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.
Charles Colgan, Director of Research for the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies •
conversation
June 10, 2024 • ~9 min
June 10, 2024 • ~9 min
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