“Thanksgiving must be a day to recognize the Indigenous fight against colonization and its legacies as we seek to reclaim our foods,” writes Jayden Lim.

This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.

Oil-related prices are high, but poised to go even higher.

The Council joins the coalition and task force of leaders preparing to bring together stakeholders and storytellers to inform this critical work.

January 20, 2023 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Chicago's transit system may need to make cuts and raise fares after COVID relief funds phase out, but riders won't likely see a systemic collapse like Venezuelan commuters experienced in the 2010s.

How did Paris, Chicago, and Beijing's rivers get so dirty, and what do their cleanup efforts have in common?

In October, I visited Seoul with a delegation of Chicago Council Emerging Leaders on a Korea Foundation-funded trip led by Karl Friedhoff, the Council’s Korea specialist.

A June congressional report revealed the two companies are taking advantage of a U.S. shipping provision that allows them to avoid paying tariffs on orders and to “circumvent” a U.S. law that aims to protect Uyghurs in China from being forced to produce cotton products.

Is a pernicious form of economic inequality the inevitable consequence of becoming a globally powerful city?