Voice: Saurav Upadhyay

Organizations like Give Directly take money from donors and give it directly to the poor. Statistics say that's the best way to do it.

After finally recognizing the shortcomings of globalization, the World Bank, IMF and WTO propose solutions to problems caused by globalization and trade

In this Solution of the Day, instead of taking punitive measures, the city of Portland, Maine hires panhandlers to clean its parks

In this Solutions of the Day, Nashville borrows a successful jobs program from Boston for youth in poverty to help the struggling demographic.

In today's Solution of the Day, Ontario, Canada is providing basic income to offset the effects of the area's loss of manufacturing jobs.

In an effort to combat deep-rooted corruption, the Nigerian Ministry of Finance launched a whistleblowing program that incentivizes citizens who provide reliable information on corruption-related offenses

Nonprofit Sangath trains everyday people to be lay-counselors who can provide counseling services to those who do not have access to professionally trained mental health service providers

Fishtown resident Margaux Murphy started buying meals for the homeless on Christmas two years ago. Now she serves home-cooked lunches to 200 needy people every Sunday

Safe injection facilities have proven to be effective in other parts of the world, so why are there still so many skeptics?

Plus: A Southern city stops "debating" climate change and acts, and teaching young adults in New Orleans how to code