Demographic transition is associated with an increase in…

There will be far greater accountability, dramatically improved access, responsiveness, and expanded care options, but the Department of Veterans Affairs will not be privatized…

— David Shulkin

“In rural societies, large families are almost always the norm. In urban societies, families choose to have fewer children. This is the crux of…

— Jeffrey Sachs

“when fertility rates began collapsing in the late 1960s, another demographic transition was occurring, the result of a fundamental restructuring: People no longer put…

— Jonathan V. Last

We've shown again and again, in every UN report on the status of women, that wherever women control their own bodies and have access…

— Erica Jong

Success on the front of women's rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances - where no girl is denied access…

— Adora Svitak

As a former recipient of these services I can honestly say that the overwhelming majority of TANF recipients are hard-working Americans who are down…

— Gwen Moore

As the photographer, it's challenging to make images that read quickly and are powerful, but have enough humanity and compassion. I've worked on these…

— Stephanie Sinclair

Felons are typically stripped of the very rights supposedly won in the civil rights movement, including the right to vote, the right to serve…

— Michelle Alexander

In my travels all over the world, I have come to realize that what distinguishes one child from another is not ability, but access.…

— Lauryn Hill

With broadband access, we can revolutionize global access to education, health care, economic empowerment, and the delivery of critical human needs.

— Tae Yoo

“Adolescence is a period of life when the brain is malleable, and it represents a good opportunity for learning and social development. However, according…

— John Brockman

There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've…

— Hillary Clinton

Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of…

— Noam Chomsky

A basic element of the American dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility.

— Nicholas Kristof

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to…

— Janet Napolitano