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Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
Nearly 14,000 people in one Pittsburgh-area county could lose a benefit that’s long been considered one of the country’s most effective anti-poverty tools.
Une douzaine de villes des États-Unis expérimentent des embryons de revenu universel. Cela rejoint une intuition de Martin Luther King, assassiné en 1968.
The universal fear is the effect the rise in prices is having on fuel, a staple commodity in every one of the countries for ordinary people as well as industries.
The policy of providing guaranteed cash incomes has gained momentum in recent years. This tool to tackle inequality has the potential to address racial resentment.
Nigeria needs a radical shift in its economic policy approach. Macroeconomic stability won’t automatically create jobs and alleviate poverty.
Nigeria’s economy grew but poverty worsened, especially in the rural areas. The country needs a radical shift in its economic policy approach to reduce poverty.
Nigeria’s 2025 budget is anything but pro-poor.
Nigeria can benefit from a Brics partnership but it must find a careful balance between the relationship and the interests of its western allies.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has introduced far-reaching economic reforms. They are unlikely to improve the living conditions of Nigerians in 2025.
Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity explains.
Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy to offer a rival view of what freedom means.
The history of Black religious life in the US includes people of all faiths using their beliefs to fight for social justice.
Many African countries have a major youth unemployment problem. More must be done to create jobs and help young people develop the right skills.
Nigeria has been faced with economic despair and social unrest. Scholars explain the issues and possible solutions.
Increasing the minimum wage is a temporary fix. Upgrading the skills of Nigerian workers is the surest way of boosting their wages.
Nigeria’s sudden and total removal of fuel subsidies was not the best strategy to use.
Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
Fixing Nigeria’s food inflation goes beyond declaring a state of emergency.
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Associate Professor of Economics and Nutrition, Allegheny College
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Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Political Participation, Allegheny College
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Professor of Political Science, Allegheny College
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Black Studies, Allegheny College
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Associate Professor of Biology, Allegheny College
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Allegheny College