Lowering burdens: Overdraft fees in US, plastic packaging in France

In addition to actions by corporations and governments that improve lives, we highlight a crowdsourced way to preserve more languages around the world, and that Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court justice has long been a champion of gender equality. 

1. United States

Overdraft fees hit spenders when their bank accounts run dry, generally adding around $35 to any transaction for which there aren’t enough funds. When these charges multiply, the overall financial burden can mushroom, too – hence the fee’s reputation as a “penalty for being poor.” Capital One and Wells Fargo decided to cut overdraft fees entirely, while