This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When violent, ideological groups like the Islamic State establish a foothold, they strengthen their position with a narrative that the government has failed to deliver on its social contract with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite every nation on earth voting to adopt the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals less than three years ago, one early adopter wants more UN support. “I don’t see a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. NASSCOM Foundation organized the CSR Leadership Conference in New Delhi. The Opening Plenary Session was on Digital Transformations and Sustainable Development Goals, with senior change makers to deliberate on the ‘what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has just launched its new Strategic Vision for Gender Equality. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. British war reporter Christian Stephen has filmed conflicts inside Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. He’s been threatened by a cannibalistic warlord while on assignment in the Central African Republic, detained in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In December 2015, nearly 2,000 mayors and local leaders gathered under the ornate ceilings of Paris City Hall to make a single argument: As the epicenters of the world’s greenhouse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past, taxpayers who itemized have been able to deduct the full amount of their state and local property, sales and income taxes from their federal taxable income. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global system for dealing with the growing financial burden of humanitarian crises has been at breaking point for too long. In 2015, I was asked by the United Nations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it,” Jonathan Swift once wrote. It was hyperbole three centuries ago. But it is a factual description of social media, according to an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are facing a pivotal moment in history where two major movements are aligned. The #MeToo groundswell is changing the way we talk about taboo subjects that long seemed immune…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mass shootings have taken place consistently throughout American history, in every region of the country. Over the last 30 years, however, assault weapons and firearms equipped with large- capacity ammunition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development has approved a 4 million British pound ($5.5 million) grant to Bond for International Development through DFID’s new UK Aid Connect funding channel. Part of the…