This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Traffic is so ubiquitous in U.S. cities that until recently, imagining urban life without it meant looking to other nations for examples. Then, in 2020, COVID-19 closures and lockdowns took…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bella Hughes remembers picking up seashells on Waimānalo Beach in Hawaiʻi as a kid. Today, she says her children pick up microplastics. “Being from an island, our resources are precious,”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Biden’s American Families Plan proposes to offer high-quality universal pre-K (UPK) to all three- and four-year old children. To support a dramatic increase in the number of American children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Union construction jobs are not just good jobs, they are great jobs. They have a relatively low entry barrier and offer world-class training, great pay, and benefits that allow members…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The promise of opportunity—and with it, economic and social mobility—is a central tenet of the American Dream. In his inaugural address, President Biden described a set of “common objects we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 100 years ago, a white mob attacked Tulsa, Oklahoma’s thriving Greenwood District, home to the city’s African-American community, killing hundreds and destroying businesses. Now, a group of young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus pandemic and resulting sharp recession put a glaring spotlight on the importance of data disaggregation. During the early stages of the pandemic, most states were not reporting coronavirus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Activism and charity have been transformed in the digital era. As Black Lives Matter protests across the US and globe coordinated over social media, mutual aid groups organized online to deliver…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the last year and a quarter, the pandemic has served as a stark reminder of just how unequal America still is. But it also hasn’t been a “reminder” for everyone. Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In November 2012, an article in The Telegraph reported that a flagship UK government welfare-to-work scheme was “worse than doing nothing.” In May 2016, the Independent splashed another headline to make the government wince: “Watchdog…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Untapped Philanthropy we spend a lot of time analyzing the Tech for Good industry, the funder experience, and exploring how funders can democratize philanthropy in order to build a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of April 2020, the United States had regained 96.7 percent of the employment that it had in April 2019—some 5.2 million jobs shy of 100%—and rural America had regained…