Foreign
Policy
“You
don’t hear much about it in the media, but American forces are waging several
conflicts around the world these days. As Washington obsesses over soap operas
and scandals, the actual work of maintaining global order continues under the
radar. The result is a national security discourse that looks like a mullet:
business at the front, party in the back.
Our lead package this issue is an attempt to
redress the balance, giving U.S. interventions the serious scrutiny they
deserve. Think of it as a journey back to the front. We asked top experts on
six key conflicts to sketch where things are, where they are going, and what
the United States should do next—and we’re delighted to bring you their
answers.”
Community
From
my home state: Positive reactions from
people living in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. "Locals like how the Indiana city is big but has “a small city feel.”
Education
“For close to two decades now, or even longer, depending
on your perspective, education reform has been on the agenda of Democrats and
Republicans alike, school leaders around the country and major philanthropists
who have influenced the debate.
It’s
all led to big changes, new laws and programs, tougher requirements and
additional funding, lots more testing, and occasional school closings and
teacher layoffs. But what has it all brought?
Our
former education correspondent John Merrow chronicled these efforts for our
program for many years. He now looks back and into the future with a critique
and with prescriptions in his new book, “Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education.””
Girls,
The World
“We know that in
many countries, girls are less likely to go to school than boys; there are
currently 130 million
girls who aren’t getting an education worldwide. We also know
that girls are more vulnerable to early marriage and human trafficking; 15 million are forced into marriage every year, and 71 percent of
trafficking victims are female. We know that 63 million
girls are at risk of female genital cutting, that girls
are more
vulnerable to diseases like HIV, and less likely
to be treated for cancers. We know that gender stereotypes
are deeply
ingrained in both boys and girls before they reach the age of
10, so it’s hardly surprising that poor mental health is a significant
cause of death in adolescent girls.
We also hear
that girls are the key to eradicating
poverty, stimulating the economy, even fighting climate change, if they are just given the right
opportunities. But girls are more than just machines for global development:
They are citizens with their own successes, challenges, and stories to tell. So
today, Women & Girls is collecting the latest news relating to girls, along
with a selection of our most important stories about girls from 2017, as well
as new dispatches from India and Kenya on programs that are giving girls the opportunities
to tell their stories on their own terms. We hope you enjoy them.” – Megan
Clement, Managing Editor
Inspiration,
Career Change, Burnout
Wendell Potter: “I didn’t have another job lined up. All I knew was that
I didn’t want to keep doing what I was doing, and I didn’t want to leave one
big corporation just to work for another one. What I really wanted to do was go
back into journalism. I was a newspaper reporter in my first career. A lot of
journalists go into PR for the money—or after being laid off—but I had never
heard of anybody leaving the corporate world to go into journalism.
I also knew that it wasn’t just about me and what I
wanted. My decision would affect the people closest to me, my family. I finally
did walk away from that job, of course, but I went through a months-long
process of self-examination before I handed in my resignation. Here’s what that
looked like and actions I took to muster the courage to do what I know was the
right thing.”
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