“Over the past 150 years, the Navajo Nation has been a site of resource extraction, but has not received the infrastructure necessary to use those resources to the benefit of the Navajo people.” Heather Tanana and Warigia Bowman explain why so many Navajo homes do not have electricity and what it will take to fix the problem.
After the Trump administration’s frosty relations with Germany and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Biden administration has worked hard to repair the relationship between the two countries. However, whether Germany will be able to meet America in the middle remains to be seen, says Constanze Stelzenmüller.
Hispanic students constitute a significant and growing portion of the U.S. student population yet are often underserved by their schools, contributing to lower educational attainment and lower wages later in life compared to their peers. In a new report, Richard Reeves and Ember Smith outline ways to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
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