Philanthropy is becoming part of the business model at many American newspapers, but not so much among rural weeklies and dailies. Rural philanthropy has always been something of an oxymoron,…
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Currently, patients in seven states can tell their physicians they don’t want to be treated with opioids in any health care setting, even during surgery. While unnecessary opioid exposure is…
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Perhaps it was the political events of 2020. Perhaps it was the racial events of 2020. Perhaps it was the global pandemic. Perhaps it was all of the above. Whatever…
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Last week was a big week for civic education in America, as the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap and Report was released. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and…
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Click here for more.Los Angeles – in addition to many other cities across the nation – has again intensified criminalization and forced displacement efforts over the past two years. With this increase, housing…
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In 2019, Michelle Man wrote about why democracy matters to all social purpose organizations. Right now, every cause and campaign is being undermined because large segments of the population aren’t being…
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More than two years into the COVID-19 era, the United States has seen more than 1 million people die of the virus, and a sharp recession and uneven recovery that…
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How do we balance the urgent need to fight against the hate that plagues our communities and the need to take the time and space to uplift and celebrate our…
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Today, 19 states have enacted red flag laws and they’ve had mixed results in violence prevention. But the connections between suicidality and mass shootings have just gotten stronger. “Many of these mass shootings…
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New research uncovers the strongest evidence yet that dispatching mental health professionals instead of police officers in response to some 911 calls can have significant benefits. The findings come as…
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Twenty-nine months ago, when the first reports of a new highly transmissible virus were emerging from China, the Asian American community held our breaths, fearing not only the virus itself…
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A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns…