Gregory Chen

Apr 2, 2024 | odi.org | Sara Pantuliano |Annalisa Prizzon |Gregory Chen |Seynabou Sakho

Global public debt is at unprecedented levels. The UN has reported that nearly half of the world’s population lives in countries that spend more paying off debts to other countries than they spend on healthcare for their own people. While needs soar as countries try to address the impact of the poly-crisis and invest significantly to transform their economies and societies, economic growth is in sharp retreat in many nations in the Global South.

Nov 3, 2023 | azcentral.com | Gregory Chen

It’s hard to imagine any American having faith in government — or its ability to solve a complex problem like immigration — when Congress can barely pass a temporary spending bill without getting mired in controversial issues like border security and coming dangerously close to shutting down the government. Fortunately, dysfunction is not the story in every part of the country.

Jun 8, 2023 | liberationnews.org | Gregory Chen

Photo credit: Jerome Clarysse/PixabayOn Dec. 10, 2022, the apartment building at 617 W 141st St. in Harlem caught fire and burned down, leaving residents displaced ever since. The culprit? Tenants believe it was an electrical fire caused by faulty wiring related to an illegal renovation. Allegedly, landlord Jonathan Samet was attempting to convert two rent-stabilized units into a market rate unit.