Global Issues
Promoting Health Through Weight Loss
Harvard business professor Leslie John reports on studies providing financial and social incentives to get people to lose weight.
Podcast
Tag: United States
Podcast
Education
Improving Educational Achievement for Minorities
Stanford assistant professor Greg Walton examines a psychological factor that contributes to inequalities between socially marginalized and non-marginalized groups.
Food
Having Your Sustainable Cake and Eating It Too
Long-term investment in organic agriculture will provide above-market returns, environmental impact, and—in the developing world—enormous social impact.
Health
Focus on Health
Critics of Obamacare have taken away attention from important aspects of the act, such as its focus on keeping people healthy.
Global Issues
Realigning Health with Care
The misalignment between the expansive goal of “health” and a cramped definition of “care” has cost the United States untold lives and treasure. Yet realignment is in reach.
Socially Responsible Business
Leveling the Playing Field
US Federal subsidies encourage waste and incentivize unsustainable business practices.
Philanthropy
ReCoding Good: Part 3
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Nonprofit Management
Why More Nonprofits Are Getting Bigger
A recent study found that the number of US nonprofits with annual revenues of more
than $50 million has increased dramatically.
Review
Civil Society
The Evolution of Membership
Membership in organizations is growing, but not what it used to be.