This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Entering 2022, the world of education policy and practice is at a turning point. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the day-to-day learning for children across the nation, bringing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first installment of our event series Justice & Culture: Exploring the Impact of Entertainment on Criminal Justice we are joined by Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2017, the FBI reported that white supremacists posed a “persistent threat of lethal violence” that has produced more fatalities than any other category of domestic terrorists since 2000. Alarmingly,…
Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a difference?” The question concerns what’s known as agency.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This Ford Foundation white paper can inform philanthropic efforts to replace the underrepresentation of disability in media with proportional, accurate, and intersectional representation. • What role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A growing contingent of advocates and academics have warned that many Americans no longer have the time, skills, resources, or physical ability to prepare the kinds of recipes lawmakers envisioned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across Los Angeles, tens of thousands of empty lots sit vacant. They’ve been there since the Watts Riots of 1965, and have become dumping grounds for trash, makeshift tent sites for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Biodiversity bubbled up as an important — if still overlooked — issue for businesses during 2021. And sustainability professionals can anticipate the emergence of important new resources for that agenda to emerge…
The news media industry has gone through a lot of changes in the past 10 to 20 years that have impacted the way news is both produced and consumed. Our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1912, textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts—mostly immigrant women from countries including Cuba, Ireland, Italy, Syria, and elsewhere—went on strike in response to wage cuts. This strike is sometimes referred to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you want to calculate how influential news and media are in our lives, just look at the 2016 election and the recent COVID-19 misinformation campaign. Every day, flashy covers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Antarctic ice sheet is much less likely to become unstable and cause dramatic sea-level rise in upcoming centuries if the world follows policies that keep global warming below a…