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Economics

Where Are the Women and Minorities in Financial Planning?

A new crop of firms have focused their efforts on introducing a diverse clientele to financial services, and ensuring that women and minorities working within the industry have an opportunity to advance.

Tatiana Walk-Morris

When the Desert Pushes Back Against Human Engineering

Five landmarks in the American Southwest illustrate the limits of engineering the environment to human favor.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

Can Tennis Offer a Means of Social Mobility in India?

In Mumbai's private clubs, some economically disadvantaged young men have improved their lives thanks to a sport usually reserved for the city's most affluent.

Bhavya Dore

The iconic Emirates Towers dominate the skyline beside the wide boulevard of Sheikh Zayed Road on December 3rd, 2007, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Social Justice

Why Are Migrant Workers’ Passports Still Being Held Hostage in the UAE?

Despite existing laws, multiple big and small organizations in the UAE continue to take away the passports of foreign employees, entrapping employees into a byzantine system of human rights violations and forced employment.

Jeena Sharma

Editor in Exile

One of her reporters disappeared, a machete was lodged in her office door. Then came the death threats. As the top editor at the Maldives Independent, Zaheena Rasheed fought for the truth even as those in power worked against it.

Lois Parshley