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In this episode, we welcome Urvashi Vaid, an Indian-American LGBTQ rights activist, lawyer, and writer. She talks about her roots as a student activist and organizer, her early days in…
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Technology, policymaking, grassroots organizing, and evidence-based decision-making. These are at the heart of the solutions for projects undertaken by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). Founded in 2019, CEI is…
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We must shift how we understand and build societal health and prosperity, looking beyond economic growth to collective well-being and environmental sustainability. To solve the social, economic, and environmental challenges…
The news that the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, and removing a half-century of constitutional protection allowing women to obtain an…
In early May, Politico leaked a draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning the landmark Roe v Wade ruling. Hundreds of thousands of people protested the decision. Then on June 24, the Supreme…
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When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages 6 months to 5 years on June 18, 2022, it…
Over decades, across pervasive situations like the above, you’ve worn the sector down to a ragtag band of passionate fighters who never have what they need to fully fight against…