Civil Society

PACE Executive Director Kristen Cambell interviewed Andrew Hanauer, CEO of the One America Movement, a national nonprofit that works to confront toxic polarization and division by equipping faith communities to work…

In the late 1990’s, Los Angeles was facing a crisis as discontent neighborhoods across the city expressed their displeasure at being under-represented by city government. The most visible sign of…

The 2016 presidential election revealed—as nothing before it—one of the most striking but least-anticipated aspects of the global digital revolution. In a single dramatic vote, the victory of Donald Trump…

While the onslaught of media coverage during presidential elections can make many Americans think voting only happens every four years on that Tuesday in November, each year, a bundle of federal, state…

In my three years at the McCormick Foundation, I have had the privilege of working with the Democracy Schools Initiative, which has strengthened schoolwide civic learning and engagement throughout Illinois. Illinois…

I don’t know anything about public health. And none of us know what the world is going to look like after COVID-19. Especially as loved ones and people around us…

In a world of growing inequality, attacks on the rule of law, and deep uncertainty, there is no better time to examine legal action as a key tool for interrogating…

How does change occur at the local governmental level? Many experts, advocacy organizations, academics, and ordinary citizens have diverse theories. La Liga De Ciudades Puerto Rico (La Liga) aims to…

We’ve seen the research. The fraction of philanthropic support that reaches Indian Country and Indigenous-led organizations has remained largely unchanged for decades, while institutional philanthropy has come to rely heavily on…

The most common refrain in the U.S. today is that we are more divided than we’ve been in generations — not only along partisan lines, but also across racial, religious,…

Civic engagement—voting, volunteering, social organizing and such activities—is essential for the health of democracy. And with primary elections beginning this month, people have the chance to improve the health of…

In his Inaugural Address last month, President Joe Biden spoke at length about unity. He mentioned the word 11 times in his 19-minute speech, as he implored Americans to set…