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How U.S.-China Cultural Exchange, Music, and the Arts Strengthen Diplomacy Beyond Government

People-to-people exchanges — not governments — have long defined U.S.-China relations, writes Carla Dirlikov Canales. An ...
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Bridging Political Divides to Tackle the Worsening Social Crisis of Homelessness

Homelessness is one of America’s most urgent — and expensive — public health crises. In this powerful reflection, Dr. Brian ...
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Editor’s Note: Seeing the Humanity in Homelessness

Homelessness is a human and societal failure that demands shared responsibility — not judgment. It reflects how easily we ...
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In the Gaps: Better Understanding the Expensive Human Suffering of Chronic Homelessness

Why does chronic homelessness persist despite billions in healthcare spending? Matt Nathan, ALI ’20, interviews Dr. Brian ...
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Former Federal Judges Fight Back Against Attacks on the Judiciary

Robert Cindrich (left) was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994 to serve as District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania and was confirmed by the Senate. He served for 10 years ...
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In Plain Sight, Out of Mind: Health and Humanity for the Unhoused

Dr. Katherine Koh is a practicing psychiatrist at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She is also an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at ...
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Climate Justice: An Issue of Morality, Legality and Egality

Keith Forman: Cass, one thing I've always admired about you is your interdisciplinary approach to tackling the world’s problems. You have a background in law, economics, social science, and behavioral ...
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Wild in the Streets

Christopher Brown is an attorney and the author of A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys and Other Wild Places, as well as the novels Tropic of Kansas ...
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From Missing Voices to Common Ground: The Power of Shared American Experiences

I was caught between two worlds, a biracial Asian American child at an international school in Southeast Asia. Asian students conversed in their native tongues while the Western kids allied together, ...
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Family Silver for Climate Action

The overarching theme for COP 29 in Baku was climate finance. Over the year since COP 28, nations deliberated on strategies to enhance the flow of money needed to address climate change. Yet, the ...
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Congress Defuses a Ticking Time Bomb; Thank You, Kansas

Though the January 6 joint session of Congress appeared sedate — even boring — this year, Congress quietly made a crucial decision that will help prevent election subversion in 2028 and beyond. And it ...
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Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Climate Disaster

Alice C. Hill currently serves as the David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. She previously served as Special Assistant to President ...