The Unseen Housing Crisis: Why Homes Feel Out of Reach in a Country Full of Buildings
Across the US, millions of housing units sit empty at any given time, If there are “enough” buildings, why are people still priced out?
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Hunger and the Human Mind: Why Food Insecurity Is a Cognitive and Psychological Emergency
In public discourse, hunger is often framed as a nutritional crisis — a problem of calories, diets, and access to groceries. But this framing is incomplete.
Why the Wealthy Must Be Mentally Healthier — and Why It Matters to Us All
Mental illness is not limited to poverty. People experiencing financial insecurity face intense, chronic stress from unmet survival and safety needs — and that has predictable, damaging effects on mental health. But abundance isn’t a cure: the wealthy can be mentally unwell in ways that are less visible but no less consequential.
What 50-Year Mortgages Really Mean for the Economy — and for Mental Health
America’s housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Homeownership — once considered the foundation of the American Dream — has become increasingly out of reach for millions. Prices continue to rise faster than wages, and even middle-class households are struggling to afford a place to live. In this climate, a dramatic proposal has entered the…
Schizophrenia: On the Rise or Finally Being Seen Clearly?
In a world increasingly defined by stress, uncertainty, and isolation, mental health is under greater strain than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic not only worsened anxiety and depression — it may also have unmasked a deeper trend: a rise in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
New research is challenging long-held assumptions about how common schizophrenia really is. What was once thought of as a rare psychiatric illness might, in fact, be far more widespread — and partly triggered by the stressors of modern life.