The Biden administration saw an influx of migrants during 2021, creating major problems at the border and prompting questions about methods for securing it. Prior to taking office, President Biden ...

In the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of overdose deaths surged past 100,000 for the first time in 2021. Much like the previous year, 2021 was a constant deluge of news: much of it bad ...

In February 2021, as Texas faced record-low temperatures, ERCOT, the state’s electric grid operator, lost control of the power supply, leaving millions of Texans in the dark for days. The devastation ...

In 2021, WUNC's reporters covered stories like the release of a COVID-19 vaccine, the emergence of new coronavirus variants, and the end of the nation's longest war — just to name a few. As the year ...

With an average score of 43 out of 100 for the third consecutive year in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the countries of the Americas have ground to a halt in the fight against ...

VCs invested $30 billion in climate-tech startups in the first three quarters of 2021. That's about double what they invested in all of 2020, according to PitchBook data. What was once considered a ...

When an emergency is declared, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is on the ground to ensure that people forced to flee find safety and assistance – whether in their own country or another. The ...

Today – Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) released its Community Crisis Intervention Annual Report for 2021, showing the demand for mental health crisis services reached record heights over the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. If there was an official Crisis Management Hall of Fame, the list of ...