This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S. landscape, millions of frontline grocery and retail workers remain exposed to the virus, but without extra compensation for the risks they face.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During last year’s campaign, President Joe Biden argued that the “United States must lead the world to take on the existential threat we face—climate change.” I agree. I’ve learned from my work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2021 has a lot riding on it. Maybe that amount of pressure isn’t fair, but such is life when you are following up a clunker like 2020. Across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is the world leader in incarceration and keeps nearly 7 million persons under correctional control. More than 2 million are in prison or jail, and 4.6 million…
Giving Compass’ Take: • James Acton et al. outline strategies to reduce the likelihood of nuclear arms races and/or escalation among countries with significant nuclear armaments. • Should the public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For far too long, foundations and other philanthropists have sat on the sidelines of policy debates. As a result, many nonprofits that receive foundation support have opted out of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dealing with pandemics cannot rest merely on mitigation. It must focus on deep prevention and synchronization with other policy objectives such as halting global warming. It must address all sources…
Housing was once the most common way most families built wealth in America, but today, it is a primary driver of financial insecurity for millions of people. Before COVID-19, over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The surge-upon-surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States has again focused attention on scarcity of lifesaving medical resources—hospital beds, ICU equipment, ventilators, oxygen, medications, and hospital staff. With nearly 124,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the COVID-19 infection rate in prisons four times that of the general U.S. population, public health and medical experts are urging prisons to reduce their populations to save lives. But governors and corrections officials are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the legacies that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left was an unrelenting dedication to serving others. As we prepare to honor his life and legacy, we must recommit ourselves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States helped bring the world into the Paris climate accord, the groundbreaking global agreement reached in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow climate…