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The glue for an inclusive, healthy and responsive democracy—like a healthy relationship—is trust. Democracy requires trust in the political apparatus, such as Congress, as well as trust between its people.…

Climate change will worsen conflict by raising tensions over food, water, and resources, according to studies by a global think tank and the US Department of Defense. “Food insecurity, lack…

Wildfire isn’t just sad for nature lovers, but it’s also a huge problem for the planet. Forests are some of our best carbon sequesters, and over the past five years hundreds…

As more individuals and institutions move to mission-related investing, the moment could be ripe for bringing some of that capital to the field of arts and culture. A report released Monday looks at how…

Family-strengthening programs seek to maintain and build healthy relationships between parents who are incarcerated and their children. They have the potential to reduce the harmful effects of incarceration on families.…

Trust in capitalism and big business is low. In a recent survey of Americans, only 25% of people expressed “a lot” or “a great deal” of confidence in big business; half said…

Corporate America loves climate action. At least, that’s what companies’ public climate pledges would have you think. But their lobbying activity often says otherwise. Despite ambitious commitments to reduce their…

“The recognition that organizational power and voice must be authorized by those impacted by the organization’s work.” These words come from BoardSource’s new way of framing the role of nonprofit…

The Power of Media Images Sixteen years ago, while watching a pre-school show with my then two-year-old daughter, I was stunned to see that there seemed to be far more…

A lot of energy and money has been put into denying and ignoring environmental change, but industry is slowly changing this approach in a variety of ways. Corporate leaders have actively…

The increasingly widespread media coverage of surveillance and spyware technologies used to track ethnic and racial minorities and immigrants and surveil journalists, human rights activists and other prominent figures has…

City and regional government leaders and policymakers are being invited to discover how real-time monitoring of urban greenhouse gases (GHGs) can help them in their efforts to tackle climate change.…