The White House has recently released its National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality. This is the first-ever strategy on gender equity and equality from the U.S. government, and is a vital step towards truly achieving one of the country’s most core values, that all persons should be treated equally....
The Sentencing Project has recently released the following report, Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons. This study examines the racial disparities that exist for Black and Latinx Americans in state prisons across the country, and provides recommendations for criminal justice reform. In total, Black Americans are...
The first amendment of the United States Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for...
The President of the United States has requested that the Intelligence Community (IC) update their “previous judgments” on the origins of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. According to this assessment, “All agencies assess that two hypotheses are plausible: natural exposure to an infected animal and a laboratory-associated incident.” The IC states...
This week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released updated 2020 Hate Crime Statistics as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. “[M]odifications were made to Ohio’s hate crime data in the FBI’s database following the release. In turn, these updates affected the national hate crime totals. The updated 2020 data, submitted by 15,138...
The impacts of global climate change are evident in nearly every region of the world. These impacts disrupt important aspects of society, including public health, food distribution, and water supply. Wildfires are becoming more frequent, and the world is suffering extraordinary levels of drought. Furthermore, the effects of climate change...
The Federal Bureau of Investigations’ (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) recently released 2020 statistics for the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) portion of their Law Enforcement Data Explorer. Data for 2020 shows a total of 60,105 law enforcement officers assaulted while performing their duties; an increase of 4,071 from the 56,034...
In May 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14030: Climate-Related Financial Risk. In support of this order, the Biden Administration has published A Roadmap to Build a Climate-Resilient Economy, showcasing a government-wide effort to implement necessary actions to mitigate climate change and its effects on the economy. The report aims...
The Global Challenges Foundation has released Global Catastrophic Risks 2021: Navigating the Complex Intersections, its fifth annual report on global risks. This report focuses “on the complex interconnectedness between different risks and the need to build more holistic global approaches to tackle them.” Several subject matter experts have convened to...
A newly published report from the White House discusses how vaccine requirements in the United States are protecting Americans and strengthening the economy. Since the start of the year, the number of vaccinated individuals is up to 185 million – comprising 78% of adult Americans – a large jump up...
