Democracy

Rudy Carey was on his way to get drugs in the summer of 2004 when he got pulled over because the light over his license plate was broken. He’d been…

Statistically, Native populations have historically been misrepresented and underrepresented due to haphazard and inconsistent data collection practices. And when funding decisions hinge on the stories the data tell, urgent community…

The disproportionate killing of innocent and unarmed Black men and women by police forces across the United States continues today despite more than five decades of steadily integrating many of those same…

If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Cody Tuttle finds that food stamp bans inflicted on former inmates after their release increases their chances of criminal recidivism.  • What do formerly incarcerated individuals…

When COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted two-thirds of the Indian economy, much of the burden from the crisis was borne by the poor, who are often self-employed outside of the formal market…

There is global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called Omicron. The WHO classified Omicron as a “variant of concern”…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic altered employment for many when they were asked to work from home or were laid off. At the same time, millions of essential workers still went to jobs at grocery…

Since the start of the HIV epidemic in 1981, over 700,000 Americans have lost their lives to AIDS. Being infected used to be a death sentence. But now, 40 years…

How can you extend your donations beyond #GivingTuesday? Join a giving circle! It’s a simple concept where people pool their donations together on a recurring basis and decide collectively where…

In the aftermath of two hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico, UNA-USA Puerto Rico chapter Founder and Executive Director Ricardo Arzuaga Chaves saw an opportunity to bring people on the island…

Anyone who has volunteered or been a part of a fundraiser knows that you get back so much more than what you give. And, while this applies to people of…