Each year, millions of workers are displaced due to technological advancements, international competition, offshoring, and regulatory changes. These shifts can devastate workers, particularly those with specialized skills ...
Economics & Business
May 21, 2024
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Violence and harassment on the job are all too common: More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International Labor Organization, with women slightly more likely to be affected than men. In ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2024
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Humanity is on course to transgress multiple global "tipping points" that could lead to irreversible instability or the complete collapse of ecological and institutional systems, a United Nations report has warned.
Environment
Oct 28, 2023
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Communities with more socioeconomic vulnerability experience longer-duration power outages than more advantaged communities, according to a study. Research has shown that environmental disasters hit economically and socially ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2023
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After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans in 2021, Kirt Talamo, a fourth-generation Louisianan, decided it was time to go. He sold his flooded home, purchased his grandmother's former house on New Orleans' west bank, which hadn't ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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A pair of sociologists, one with the University of Milan-Bicocca, the other with the Climate Accountability Institute, has used survey data to calculate the amount companies should be paying in reparations to compensate for ...
James Cook University researchers say better planning is needed to ensure more sustainable and affordable higher density housing, such as units and apartments, is built in regional centers.
Economics & Business
Apr 21, 2023
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Friendswood, Texas, is the type of community that one might think of as a "best case scenario" when it comes to recovering from a disaster.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2022
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Corporate wellness programs have been shown to save companies money by reducing absenteeism and health insurance costs. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, UCLA, and Washington University in Saint Louis, ...
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2017
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According to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded study, lack of access to affordable health insurance is one of the most significant concerns facing American farmers, an overlooked risk factor that affects their ability ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2017
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