This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As political debates intensify against the backdrop of the 2026 midterm elections, many advocates feel the stakes could not be higher. Transgender communities have begun experiencing yet another round of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons has stated his horrific goal of building a deportation system that treats people like packages; “Like (Amazon) Prime, but with human…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Sierra Leone disability housing project partially funded by the United Nations Development Programme is facing mounting scrutiny after police allegedly demolished part of a community compound and detained staff from a local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is working to empower the women in India’s informal sector. Today, they organize roughly 3.8 million women workers across the country, providing women farmers with…
It’s becoming markedly more expensive to run a child care business. And as public funding fails to keep up with inflation, those costs are getting passed on to families that…
In 1865, the state of Mississippi passed a law allowing police to arrest and forcibly transport “any freedman, free negro, or mulatto” back to their employer if they failed to…
People are leaving or avoiding living in states with abortion bans, a new paper shows — resulting in lower rental prices and higher vacancies than in states that protect reproductive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The US-based Center for Disaster Philanthropy has urged funders to step up and support relief organisations across the Middle East, as the US-Israel war on Iran and subsequent Iranian attacks…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mutual aid is not a new concept, but over the past decade, as communities across the globe face increasing threats to their wellbeing and safety—and as surveillance and oppression on…
In rural counties where access to emergency mental health resources is limited, Virtual Crisis Care programs are giving law enforcement on-demand access to behavioral health professionals, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations or confinement…
From 2022–2025, the Gates Foundation funded a cohort of five behavioral science projects focused on improving foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes. Each project took a unique approach, but all shared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Norman Sylvester was 12, long before he garnered the nickname “The Boogie Cat” or shared a stage with B.B. King, he boarded a train in Louisiana and headed west,…