A prison sentence should not become a potential death sentence. Yet, as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the United States, that possibility is becoming more realistic for the more than 2.3 million locked behind bars with little, if any...

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s thwarted but ultimately heroic Arctic Endurance expedition, BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the San Jose copper mine collapse that trapped 33 Chilean miners underground. These are some of the challenges at...

With more than 1,100 medicines in development to treat cancer, the biopharmaceutical industry is poised to build on the remarkable progress that’s been made in recent decades against this terrible disease. Proving through clinical trials...

The Milken Institute and the US Small Business Administration formed an initiative to develop actionable solutions to the challenges limiting minority-owned small businesses’ access to capital. The Partnership for Lending in Underserved...

Hillary is in, and questions are already surfacing about her age. While I'd rather talk policy than politics, let me take issue with that age question now. Americans deserve to know about a presidential prospect's health, and questions...

This week, 3,500 of the world’s most creative and influential leaders from more than 60 nations will gather in Los Angeles for the 18th annual Milken Institute Global Conference. Over the years, the Global Conference has tackled the world’s...

Older populations are growing rapidly in a number of Asian countries. As working people reach age milestones and exit the labor force, questions arise: How will the traditional retirement years be financed? What will the future hold for...

When the Senate Aging Committee was first established in 1961, 9 percent of Americans were over age 65. Today, 15 percent of our population has reached that milestone, and by 2060, nearly one out of four Americans will surpass their 65th...

In this discussion paper on social and regional factors in well-being, Milken Institute Health Economist Ken Sagynbekov examines gender-based health disparities across U.S. regions. He assesses the role of social and economic influences on...

Asia has come a long way in the last 70 years. The region has experienced an unprecedented growth in prosperity, and while the West still accounts for the lion’s share of global GDP, the economic center of gravity has slowly but surely...