Fresh Air

How the government wastes our time

I think that everything that we know about being very sick, very at-risk, very poor, homeless, you know, vulnerable in some fashion, those programs should be easier, not harder.

TED

How I Built a Machine That Feeds Millions | Felix Brooks-church | TED

Bellies are full, but full bellies are not enough. If you're only eating that starch, which is often the case, you're literally starving from lack of nutrients. That's why it's called hidden hunger.

Fresh Air

Julio Torres spins immigrant stress into satire

the bank is just benefiting from my misfortune, from the misfortune of people who can't afford to make any mistakes, from people who have no margin of error.

Semafor

The Next 3 Billion on Tour Series: Nairobi Edition | Semafor Events

In the last 15 years, access to traditional banking services has improved substantially. Bank account ownership has increased by two billion people and most of that progress has taken place here in Africa. This progress is very promising as more people are connected to financial systems and break cycles of poverty. But still, one in five people across the planet remain excluded.

The New York Times

A Beirut Hotel Sheltering the Displaced Comes Under Fire

Women and children and old people, they don't have homes. They're going to sleep in the cars. It's a disaster.