Advocacy and Policy

Reducing particle pollution can save thousands of lives, but states need more data to inform better controls. An atmospheric scientist explains what data and actions are needed.

Organizations like ACTS — which center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color in their work — are making big strides on climate action. These efforts range…

Advocating for human rights is tough. Frontline activists put years of dedication and commitment to the deeply held belief that all people deserve a life of dignity. Yet for large human…

States prepare to use Medicaid for rental assistance for the first time.

Checklists have a lot to offer the public sector, not only for meeting daily operational challenges but also for leaders looking to re-think the underlying infrastructure of governance. To move…

In the summer of 2022, the City Council for Anaheim, California, recognized the contributions of the city’s Arab American community by designating a portion of the downtown “Little Arabia” (San…

Although collaboration is an old practice among philanthropic organizations, the idea of “collaborative philanthropy” in Brazil is relatively new and is a concept still under construction. Here in Brazil, collaboration is creating new relationships in the field of philanthropy for social justice.

Direct, unconditional cash transfers and guaranteed income programs  are one of the best means of addressing financial insecurity. Guaranteed income been used to address a range of issues including mental…

Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The people who serve in local governments – cities, counties and other entities below the state level –…

More than a year after the Supreme Court found there is no fundamental right to get an abortion, 21 states have laws in effect that ban abortion well before fetal…

Digital technology was a reoccurring theme last week at the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy on “defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, promoting respect for human rights.” COVID-19 has highlighted how…

While the findings show that adolescents are not receiving critical information, of even greater concern is that a significant percentage of young people don’t receive any information about birth control…