A new survey by Morning Consult and the nonprofit Physicians Committee finds that in response to the workers’ strike at one of the country’s largest slaughterhouses, a JBS facility in Colorado, a large percentage, 71%, of Americans say workers have the right to strike as opposed to staying on the job to continue beef  production. In a separate survey question, younger Americans favor the transition of slaughterhouses to produce plant-based protein. The Physicians Committee is a nonprofit health advocacy organization with 17,000 physician members nationwide.

Social media have become an integral part of everyday life for most people. Many of us follow companies on social media and react to images and campaigns that resonate with us. Each post and each “like” also contributes to a continuous exchange between companies and consumers about what is regarded as ethical, valuable and legitimate on social media. These findings are presented in a new doctoral thesis from Åbo Akademi University, where Anna Granstedt explores how organisations and users together shape norms and values on platforms such as Instagram.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has long been seen as a reliable engine of economic growth, bringing jobs, productivity gains and new technologies into host economies. But new research suggests the reality is far more complex, and far less predictable.

About The Study: Global early-stage drug development has nearly doubled over the past decade, shifting from a system dominated by the U.S. toward a 2-hub structure centered on the U.S. and China. Because early-stage drug candidates shape future drug approvals and investment, these shifts may have downstream implications for regulatory coordination, scientific workforce development, and patient access to new therapies. Continued monitoring will be essential for policymakers to understand these consequences and to design appropriate financial and regulatory incentives.

Future climate damages from past greenhouse gas emissions dwarf the economic harm already inflicted.

New research shows that retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be designed to protect user privacy, one of the biggest concerns surrounding the future of digital money.