Distribution

Shipping containers are stacked in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, New Jersey, May 20, 2021.

‘Where’s my stuff?’ Here’s why global supply chains are out of whack due to pandemic

Everyone has stories over the past year about hard-to-find items due to disrupted global supply chains — sometimes with devastating effects. 

An empoyee checks the separation process of blood donations at the Interregional Transfusion CRS in Bern, Switzerland, June 15, 2017. Blood shortages occur often in the US.

How game theory could help ensure you will get blood when you need it

Health
A man works on the engine of his car, as motorists wait for fuel at a gas station in Abuja.

In oil-rich Nigeria, just getting a tank of gas is an all-day endeavor

Business

GlobalPost report finds income inequality, a global problem

Rep. Sandy Levin on Income Inequality