From Plastic to Pavement
Eco-roads made from plastic promise a viable solution for waste management and the reduction of crude oil use. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
Social Issues - Articles
The People’s Platform
The founder of Wikipedia wants to banish fake news with the creation of a new social media network. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
A Green Fix for Chain Link
Plant Seads designs planters to turn metal fences into sustainable urban gardens that can produce food and clean the air. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
Bank You
BanQu is the world’s first non-cryptocurrency blockchain app to help the world’s poorest people establish a verifiable economic identity. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
Driving Water-Scarce Food Solutions
Securing Water for Food supports entrepreneurial innovations aimed at helping farmers in developing nations maximize food production and minimize water usage. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
Scaling Story Time
An adaptive learning approach bolsters a unique partnership that has changed the way parents read to their kids in hundreds of thousands of households across India. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
New Leadership for Global Health
The Adaptive Leadership Framework can help the international health community address the most complex problems in preventing communicable diseases and other global health threats. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
Building Investor Appetite for Nutritious Food
Increasing access to quality food worldwide requires money from investors for food-related enterprises. Blended finance can help boost their risk tolerance. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
The United States Needs Its Own WASH Sector
Water, sanitation, and hygiene projects are not just for low-income countries overseas. They are also desperately needed at home. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
The Paradox of American Health Care
Nonprofit hospitals have long commercialized their services to cover their costs. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.