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Global health research suffers from a power imbalance − decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field
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Global health research suffers from a power imbalance − decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field

Effective collaboration requires addressing hierarchical mindsets. Maryna Terletska/Moment via Getty Images Mentorship is a cornerstone of the infrastructure supporting global health. Transferring knowledge, developing skills and cultivating a supportive professional environment among researchers and clinicians around the world are key to achieving health equity on a global scale. For example, most people in Africa would […]
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In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean
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In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean

Protesters in El Salvador declare 'Yes to democracy. No to authoritarianism' during a demonstration on Jan. 14, 2024. PHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images Threats to economic and physical security have become persistent and pervasive across Latin America and the Caribbean – and that is affecting the way people view the state of democracy in the region. Those are […]
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Philadelphia hopes year-round schooling can catch kids up to grade level – will it make a difference?
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Philadelphia hopes year-round schooling can catch kids up to grade level – will it make a difference?

Year-round schooling can assist low-income parents in need of child care. kali9/E+ Collection via Getty Images Upon becoming mayor of Philadelphia, Cherelle Parker announced that she will establish a working group on full-day and year-round schooling – an idea she had supported while campaigning. The group will develop a strategy to keep Philadelphia public schools […]
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Why is free time still so elusive?
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Why is free time still so elusive?

Massive gains in productivity haven't led to more time free from work. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images There have been massive gains in productivity over the past century. So why are people still working so hard for so long? Output per worker increased by almost 300% between 1950 and 2018 in the U.S. The standard […]
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Saving the news media means moving beyond the benevolence of billionaires
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Saving the news media means moving beyond the benevolence of billionaires

Billionaire media owners can't change inhospitable market dynamics. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images For the journalism industry, 2024 is off to a brutal start. Most spectacularly, the Los Angeles Times recently slashed more than 20% of its newsroom. Though trouble had long been brewing, the layoffs were particularly disheartening because many employees and […]
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Lorne Michaels, the man behind the curtain at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ has been minting comedy gold for nearly 50 years
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Lorne Michaels, the man behind the curtain at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ has been minting comedy gold for nearly 50 years

Lorne Michaels holding one of his Emmy Awards in 2022. Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images On April 24, 1976, Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of the late-night NBC comedy program “Saturday Night” – it had not yet changed its name to “Saturday Night Live” – appeared on camera in hopes of luring […]
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