This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2015, we started thinking about funding civic engagement in the lead up to what we knew would be important elections in 2020. We wanted to look beyond the next…
Waves of protest in Iran suggest growing divide between young and old, and secular and fundamentalist, say experts. The recent death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, while in…
Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans? That is the question that the United States government and some states hope recent policy changes will address by…
The health of American democracy has become an inescapable topic for those in philanthropy. How did we get to this tenuous place? What can be done to deescalate the current…
“We are all very good at the lip service.” What many of us fear and suspect—and what an executive from a leading global brand recently confirmed—is that companies do not…
Popping up near bus stops, train stations, and other strategically placed locations within a driver’s line of vision are giant billboards in crisp black and white, proclaiming: Abortion is and will…
In Brazil, two Yanomami children drowned after getting sucked into a dredging machine used by illegal gold miners. A 14-year-old Pataxó child was shot in the head during a conflict over land in…
An infant formula shortage crisis continues to impact families across the United States. Policy approaches that enforce antitrust laws and increase social safety net programs can help alleviate many causes…
Secure property rights are fundamental to the economic and social development of any country. However, in India, we are faced with a curious conundrum where more than 70 percent of a household’s…
The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address water pollution. Sackett v.…
Although youth voter participation increased by 11% between the 2016 and 2020 elections, many young people still face a range of systemic barriers – from voter suppression to spotty civics…
For many of us organizing in Philadelphia, we lost a giant last month. To many of us Michael Hinson was a champion of a range of social causes, notably in…