This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Surplus People Project (SPP) is one of the key organizations in southern Africa working on food sovereignty and economic justice for landless people. In 2011, Thousand Currents (then IDEX) was told…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past two years, we have seen an unprecedented recognition of the Climate Emergency with mass climate protests, school strikes, warnings from the Bank of England and the urgency to deliver…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Should the Census count boarding school students at their parents’ addresses or at their schools? Where should it count military personnel deployed overseas? To determine where to count people with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I picked up a lot of new habits over the past year. With the pandemic scrambling “life as usual,” everything from how I eat, sleep, and exercise to how I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fairness is a concept that sits at the heart of the work of many Civil Society Organizations (CSO); so the fact that it is also one of the key concerns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world begins to emerge on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a new-found realization of the interconnectedness of the big, hard issues we face and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Unfinished is a network of networks bringing together the collective efforts of partners to strengthen our civic life in the digital age. Launched in 2020, Unfinished is part social enterprise, part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 60,000 Global Citizens in New York’s Central Park were personally asked to vote by two highly influential women — Cardi B and Michelle Obama. Cardi B ended her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. Civil Society Institutions are essential for ‘restoring sanity’ to state and market institutions, whenever either of them crosses a line. They influence political change and the enactment of pro-consumer or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With facial recognition becoming more widespread, Michal Kosinski has concerns about the dangers of the technology and the controversies that come with it. Kosinski’s research makes people uncomfortable. “As it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July. The spark was allegations about the wealth of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. But it wasn’t the first time that “tax the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Election Day is one time you shouldn’t scold your teenagers for cutting class. After all, walking out of school to vote or to support your friends’ constitutional right to do…