For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such as buses and subways. This policy choice has consequences for…
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In the context of market economies and the fragmented societies they often yield, well-being can seem like an individual pursuit. Yet as the articles in this series, “Centered Self: The…
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Trust is the societal glue on which our democracy depends.
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Until the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd and the mass uprising it sparked, most Americans knew little to nothing about Juneteenth. The name Juneteenth is short for June 19, the…
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As the United States celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.Day on 16 January, it is a moment to look back on the ways a broad-based, pro-democracy movement came together to push for civil rights and ……
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Click here for more.As the U.S. inches closer to the midterm elections, threats to voting rights persist: The rise of rampant voter suppression, racial gerrymandering, and disinformation further discourage and disenfranchise voters. Since…
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Click here for more.Voter turnout in the 2022 midterm election far exceeded expectations. That’s due in no small part to the work of organizations like Public Rights Project (PRP), a fiscally sponsored project…
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Click here for more.At the beginning of each of Capital Collaborative’s It’s Not Your Money interviews our guests are asked “What shift in language do you think we need to make that might…
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Gender-based violence (GBV) is a very real threat to women and girls all over the world and schools, colleges, and universities are not exempt. According to UNESCO, school-related GBV cuts across…
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For funders interested in protecting democracy, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has created Democracy-Focused Philanthropy: Choosing Operating Models for Deeper Impact, a timely report created to highlight the importance of centering equity and racial…
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Lost amid dire predictions about a Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections is the fact that more women of color were nominated in House primaries…
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Who will tell the stories that shape our future? These days, in the United States, this is a matter of fierce disagreement. On one side, a multiracial majority of people…