Chicago already has one of the nation’s largest food manufacturing workforces. The city is positioning itself to become the global leader in food innovation and manufacturing.

March 11, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Caroline Kaeb and David Scheffer, Download Summary (PDF) Download Report (PDF), This paper provides recommendations for corporate engagement with public policy issues for societal objectives., Introduction, Business is “expected to lead” and be a “tr...

A global survey shows the public perceives COVID-19 as the world's greatest health threat and nearly two-thirds of respondents believe the vaccine should be compulsory.

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February 28, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Mahmoud Illean/AP, Download Report (PDF), But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats., As Israel’s strongest ally, top trading partner, and largest supplier o...

April 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Lama El Baz , and Dina Smeltz, Dmitry Serebryakov / AP, Download Report (PDF), At the same time, a plurality feel they are entitled to more., In a contentious meeting on February 28, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance...

November 11, 2022 Check out our special edition of Global Food for Thought for Cynthia Rosenzweig's inside scoop on COP27.

July 11, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), The Russian public is concerned about NATO expansion but does not think an attack from the West is imminent., At this week’s NATO summit, enlarg...