This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the campaign trail, President Biden proposed increasing federal funding for K–12 education, in part by tripling Title I spending, and it is likely the new administration will want to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past half a century, the difference in net worth held by families of color compared with white families has expanded substantially and is likely to grow amid the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After the noble aspirations of post-Civil War Reconstruction to build a unified nation faded into the squalid Gilded Age of corruption and exploitation at the dawn of the 20th century,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past few years, worsening air quality in India—and in north India specifically—has awakened policy makers and civil society to take urgent action. There have been some efforts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two years ago, Voqal decided to focus its funding on organizations led by people of color working to strengthen and protect democracy. The 2016 presidential election illuminated our broken democracy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Redlining and Preventing Home Ownership Beginning in 1934, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) bolstered existing segregationist tactics by declining to underwrite homes in predominantly Black communities. The FHA justified this official policy, known as redlining, by describing Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires companies to report monies and gifts they give physicians, which are known to influence what doctors prescribe or promote. Thanks to the Sunshine Act, you can look up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, the nation was focused on voting and election integrity. A dramatic election, during a worldwide pandemic, raised a host of novel issues. We also know from history that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the United States marks Black History Month this year, more K-12 schools in the United States are teaching Black history than ever before. However, ongoing analysis from Johns Hopkins…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers. On average, women make 18% less than their male counterparts. Over the last decade, more than a dozen states plus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All Bill Drayton wants to do is change the world — so, pretty simple. In 1980 he founded Ashoka, a global association of social entrepreneurs whose flagship program provides up to three years of financial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fundamentally, climate change is a serious economic threat. As climate-related damages increase (e.g., from increasingly frequent extreme weather events), it is essential for corporations and governments to implement measures to mitigate…