A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/a-green-revolution-this-time-for-africa

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

9 April 2014

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The Green Revolution in Asia and Latin America never spread to Africa, due to the continent's varied climate, degraded soil and lack of infrastructure. Now, scientists look to develop a high grossing wheat seed to bring a new green revolution to Africa. The seeds are extremely promising, but there are still some challenges to getting farmers to implement the seeds.

The Secret To Polio Eradication In India

http://onforb.es/25yAXop

Devin Thorpe

Forbes

15 March 2014

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Population scale and density, insanitary conditions, and malnourishment meant that eradicating polio in India was a tall order. The government, alongside WHO, managed to do it in 2014 using a comprehensive approach.

In Bangladesh, a Half-Century of Saving Lives With Data

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/in-bangladesh-a-half-century-of-saving-lives-with-data

Amy Yee

The New York Times

17 November 2015

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A research center in rural Bangladesh has continuously collected health data for decades, thereby improving public health in the region and serving as a control population for vaccine programs.

Why American Cities Are Fighting to Attract Immigrants

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/us-cities-immigrants-economy/398987

Ted Hesson

The Atlantic

21 July 2015

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Despite their stigma, foreign-born populations are helping the economy of U.S. cities. Welcoming America is a national network of organizations that preach the economic upside of immigration and in this way attract immigrants to certain cities and improve their experience.

A Vision of Vertical Slums in Mumbai

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-vision-of-vertical-slums-in-mumbai

Mark Bergen

Next City

11 December 2012

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For a megacity with more than 18 million people in its metro area, Mumbai, India is not a particularly vertical city. Many of its inhabitants squeeze into low-rise slums crammed into the urban space. But an ongoing slum rehabilitation program seeks to clear these corrugated metal shacks and relocate the slum-dwellers to new high rises.

Welcome to Welfare Utopia

http://theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/welfare-utopia/484607

Alana Semuels

The Atlantic

31 May 2016

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States deal with poverty and employment differently, depending on their state legislature and, historically, their racial composition. Oregon is a predominantly white state with some of the most generous welfare and employment programs available in the union. Giving states the option of flexibility with their anti-poverty programs can cause some to reduce their safety nets, but Oregon serves as a model for bipartisan cooperation on generous welfare and employment reforms.

Gun killings fell by 40 percent after Connecticut passed this law

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/06/12/gun-killings-fell-by-40-percent-after-connecticut-passed-this-law

Jeff Guo

The Washington Post

12 June 2015

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins and Berkeley say that Connecticut’s “permit-to-purchase” law requiring people to get a purchasing license before buying a handgun - despite early criticism - was actually a huge success for public safety in reducing gun homicides, especially relative to other states.

Teaching Law in a Country Where Justice Hardly Exists

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/04/establishing-the-rule-of-law-in-a-country-where-justice-hardly-exists/391113

Jessica Carew Kraft

The Atlantic

22 April 2015

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Advocates are on a quest to improve the quality of life in Haiti through legal education.

Reshaping the Rust Belt through immigrant talent

http://www.issuemediagroup.com/features/rustbeltimmigrants100115.aspx

Douglas J. Guth

Issue Media Group

5 October 2015

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Cities along the USA's rust belt, such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit, have been encouraging immigrants to settle in their cities through various organization as a way to combat their population decline. The influx of immigrants not only increases the population, but spurs innovation, new businesses, and the creation of new jobs.

Berlin's New Rent Control Laws Are Already Working

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/07/berlins-brand-new-rent-control-laws-are-already-working/398087

Feargus O'Sullivan

CityLab

9 July 2015

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To address the increasing unaffordability of housing in Berlin, the city introduced a new rent control law to prevent rates from exponential growth. The city has also outlawed vacation rentals in certain zones of the city and created a program that aims to have 30,000 new rental properties available over the next decade.