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This report describes variations in households’ social connectedness and their related abilities to benefit from local support systems. Additionally, it considers the different obligations that households and economic actors have to support others in their communities and whether such support is reciprocal. Findings are based on 67 qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted in October 2018 in Panyijar County (southern Unity State). Respondents included a diverse sample of households, economic actors, and key informants. The project is carried out in a partnership between Mercy Corps and Feinstein International Center. This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with support from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

To help protect the planet and promote good health, people should eat less than 1 ounce of red meat a day and limit poultry and milk, too. That's according to a new report from some of the top names in nutrition science. People should instead consume more nuts, fruits and vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, the report says. The strict recommended limits on meat are getting pushback.

Katrina Burgess, an associate professor at The Fletcher School, comments on opposition leader Juan Guaidó declaring himself interim president of Venezuela, noting that she supposes “conditions could still get worse for the average Venezuelan, but they are so, so bad right now.”

A Tufts professor of international law describes how to make U.S. borders more secure without building a wall

The conditions in Hungary are ripe for nationalism, Professor John Shattuck writes in The Conversation, exploring how Prime Minister Viktor Orban has become increasingly authoritarian in a democratic country.

More than 22,700 students seek to be members of the Class of 2023

Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft examines the factors behind the rise of white nativism among white males.

Examination of popular meals in full service and fast food restaurants in five countries reveals large number of highly caloric options, possible contributor to global obesity

David Grann’s new book, "The White Darkness," examines an explorer’s attempt to cross Antarctica, alone and without help