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The Puerto Rico Dilemma
Earlier this year, the United States celebrated its 241st birthday, and while our nation has seen great progress throughout its history, it is as important to acknowledge the shortcomings of our democracy as it is to celebrate its promises. Reflecting on the politically turbulent past few years, we must take a second look at our…
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We’re Not Ready for a Borderless World
A balding yet bearded white man, large and tall with jeans tight around his belly, would visit my grade school once a year or so and bring a long, blank banner. Without the help of even an index card, he would outline with a Sharpie every corner, boundary, and detail of land and sea, every…
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Are Nurse Practioners Practioners Too?
In Butte County, Idaho, there is one full-time doctor serving the county’s 2,501 residents. While the Lost Rivers Hospital makes ends meet with innovative care delivery, this reality begs the question: are we delivering sufficient primary care to those in need? According to the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the country will have…
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Regulating the Race to the Bottom
On November 24, 2012, a fire broke out in the Tazreen Fashions factory near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Managers ordered workers to stay in their seats, thinking the alarm was a drill. 123 workers died as the fire spread throughout the building. Workers trapped inside were incinerated; others jumped to their deaths out of upper-story windows. Five…
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The Stubborn Nails of China
For over a year, Luo Baogen and his wife lived in a house in the middle of a major road in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. The government asked them to move to make room for a highway but, unwilling to give up their recently renovated home for inadequate compensation, they stayed put and…
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Towards Sustainable World Agriculture
In 2008, author and activist Michael Pollan wrote an open letter to President Obama, the new “Farmer in Chief,” advocating for a sweeping agricultural reform. Pollan argued that reform would make our food healthier, less oil-dependent, and more environmentally friendly. Seven years later, the Obama administration has done little to address this issue. Though typically…
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A Global Market for Organs
According to the American Transplant Foundation, an average of twenty-one people die every day in the US alone due to a shortage of organs available for transplant, powerless against their personal health challenges. Most patients wait years to rise higher on the list, with approximately seven percent dying before ever receiving the transplant that could…
