International trade has cost Americans millions of jobs. Investing in communities might offset those losses
When manufacturing jobs disappear, what are the best ways to help unemployed workers?
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
• conversation
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~9 min
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~9 min
In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification
Hip food offerings can signal that a neighborhood is gentrifying – especially when they repackage traditional foods for wealthy white eaters.
Yuki Kato, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University •
conversation
July 10, 2020 • ~9 min
July 10, 2020 • ~9 min
Street vendors make cities livelier, safer and fairer – here's why they belong on the post-COVID-19 urban scene
After trying to remove street vendors from its cities for years, China is supporting them to help jump-start its economy. An urban scholar explains why other cities should do the same.
John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County •
conversation
July 8, 2020 • ~7 min
July 8, 2020 • ~7 min
Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.
Candace Famiglietti, Doctoral Student, Global Governance and Human Security and Research Associate, Center for Governance and Sustainability at John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston
• conversation
June 19, 2020 • ~10 min
June 19, 2020 • ~10 min
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