This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The reserve fund the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) holds to cover losses—the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund—is substantially overfunded (PDF), and some housing experts have called for cutting the monthly mortgage insurance premium (MIP)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Receiving poor-quality service is frustrating enough. But what really hurts is feeling helpless about it. When you have no space to share your feedback, you feel like you’re invisible because…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On his first day in office President Joe Biden started signing executive orders to reverse Trump administration policies. One sweeping directive calls for stronger action to protect public health and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As online schooling plays an increasingly large role in education, researchers say more work needs to be done to understand and address why some families have a harder time accessing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. First came mass layoffs in some industries, and remote work and overburdened frontline workers in others. Next followed labor shortages and workplace disputes over vaccines and masks. COVID continues to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a fictional female journalist appears on screen, chances are she’s about to sleep with one of her sources. It’s a trope that infuriates actual women in news media—and it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The January 6th insurrection at the Capitol brought me back to the cumbersome quiet of that NYC classroom 20 years ago and a question: Are today’s teachers better equipped to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Elections — particularly Presidential Elections — are big in America. You can feel the rhythm of the season, as political yard signs go up, TV commercials become political ads, and phone…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thousands of families were forced from their homes due to the recent Colorado wildfires. They add to the growing number of people—21.5 million since 2010—displaced by extreme weather. In the coming decades…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1961, the civil rights movement in the American South was gasping for breath. Sit-ins and Freedom Rides had awakened America’s conscience, but a coordinated, financially-secure plan for a sustained…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Vaid Group conducted a report that focused on high net worth donors of color, seeking insights on how to better engage with them in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic upends societies and economies, most governments around the world have responded swiftly and decisively. Many have taken far-reaching decisions and adopted legislation granting them temporary powers…