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Queering Farming: How LGBTQIA+ Farmers are Reimagining Agriculture

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Global Food for Thought by Natalie Burdsall

Queer farmers are challenging discriminatory legacies in agriculture, and envisioning an agricultural system that uplifts and celebrates LBGTQIA+ people.

An Ashokra farm worker stands in a field of crops.
Ashokra Farm
Food and Agriculture

Japan's Public Is Ready for Change on LGBTQ Rights. Is the Government?

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Polling shows the Japanese public supports recognizing same-sex marriages, even as officials stall on legislation to advance equality.

Participants smile as they march with a banner during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride
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Inclusion and Equity

The Unholy Relationship Between Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law and US Evangelicalism

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Global Insight by Emma Sanderson

American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.

A couple in Uganda wrapped in a gay pride flag, seen from behind.
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US Foreign Policy

Closing the Gap: Solving Food Waste to End Hunger in America

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Global Food for Thought by Clayton Elbel

The 2023 Farm Bill presents a watershed moment in solving food loss and waste in the United States.

Aaron Nichols holds rich soil on his farm on March 17, 2023, in the unincorporated community of Helvetia, Oregon.
AP Photos/Andrew Selsky
Food and Agriculture

Cities for Autocrats and the Future of Urban Spaces

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Global Insight by Abraham Zuraw

Cities have been called bastions of democracy, but authoritarian leaders across the globe are articulating their own visions for the future of urban spaces.

New Egyptian administrative capital.
Youssef Abdelwahab
Global Cities

Lifting Sanctions Could Reduce Pressure at the US Border

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Global Insight by Emma Sanderson

US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.

Biden walks with agents near the US-Mexico border
Adam Schultz for White House
US Foreign Policy

How the G7 Plans to Counter Economic Coercion by China

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Global Insight by Libby Berry

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

G7 leaders stand in a line
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US Foreign Policy

The Pandemic-Driven Shift in the US Real Estate Market

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Global Insight by Aaron Masliansky

The rise of remote work has had a dramatic impact on cities like Chicago, which must play to their strengths in order to compete in this new landscape.

Downtown Chicago
Patrick Tomasso
Global Cities

Celebrating and Empowering the Next Generation

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Impact Stories by Elizabeth Shackelford

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.

A back view of graduates during a graduation ceremony.
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US Foreign Policy

Asian Americans Are True Internationalists

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Running Numbers by Libby Berry

More so than any other racial or ethnic group, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Americans want the United States to play an active part in global affairs.

students walk past a display for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School
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Public Opinion