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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.
In addition to testing and special facilities for COVID-19 patients, the country's government-run tracking system allows the health care system to identify infected people and their contacts.
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which catalyzed action to protect the environment not just in the US but internationally.
Home care aides play a critical role in providing health care to the elderly and other groups at the greatest risk of infection. Yet these workers are vulnerable too.
More than 10 million older Americans struggle to make ends meet, with many going without necessary health care and basic needs as living costs rise.
Many Americans fear that AI will take their jobs. And it might – but it's more complicated than that.
Several presidential hopefuls have offered proposals to close the racial wealth gap, from baby bonds to reparations. A simulation suggests policies short of direct aid to blacks won't do the trick.
We have all the technologies needed to make the electric grid run on renewables and lower pollution. What are they and what are the barriers to adopting them widely?
The contested law also defines the jurisdiction of traditional leaders in terms of territory. But traditional community boundaries are actually set by personal relationships.
Ensuring meaningful participation of women in the transitional government can be a first step toward achieving gender equality in a future Sudan.
Stressing out about potentially losing benefits can prolong financial instability. Solving this problem will help low-paid workers and everyone else.
American cities are getting more diverse, but neighbors of different races don't necessarily socialize with each other. A sociologist in North Carolina discovered one surprising reason why.
China is funding global infrastructure projects to expand its influence and capacity for economic growth.
Thirty-seven-year-old Nayib Bukele is the first modern president who doesn't represent either of El Salvador's two mainstream parties. Can he fix what ails this troubled Central American country?
It's often more effective, cheaper and less controversial than other efforts to confront climate change.
A grassroots movement to end racial disparities in schoolhouse discipline is beginning to take root throughout the nation and winning important victories at the local level. Can it sustain the effort?
As the expected costs of climate change grow, cities are on the frontlines of adapting to sea level rise and more intense storms – and finding ways to pay for it.
A new public opinion survey reveals Americans largely agree on sentencing reform, and how money spent on prisons could be reinvested in communities.
A little-noticed court ruling represents the biggest setback for opponents of child porn in decades.
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Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development, University of Massachusetts Boston
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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
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Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Professor, Department of Gerontology, McCormack Graduate School Director, Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Research Fellow, LeadingAge LTSS Center, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Interim Chancellor and Torrey Little Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Doctoral Candidate in Public Policy at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, USIP Peace Scholar, and Fulbright-Hays Fellow, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Associate Professor of Global Governance and Director, Center for Governance and Sustainability, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Associate Professor and MPA Graduate Program Director, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Faculty Fellow, Center for Governance and Sustainability and Lecturer, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies., University of Massachusetts Boston
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Co-director of the LTSS Center, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Assistant Professor, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Director of the Center for Social Policy; Clinical Professor of Social Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston
