This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy to forget that a lot of policy decisions aren’t made by the politicians we see in the press every day. Often the real power to implement new ideas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Join us Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET for a critical discussion on the urgent need to bolster the social safety net to fight poverty in the US. Food…
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. State boards of education are not alone in looking for student input. More local school boards are seeking greater student voice in decisions, as well. Students often provide a different…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As families with children start receiving the first of their monthly checks from the American Rescue Plan’s expanded child tax credit, Robert Greenstein calls the benefit transformational in reaching the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1929, in the grip of a global depression, Americans flocked to theaters to escape the harshness of their lives and catch a momentary peek at the glittering one percent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday a ban on the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that has been linked to neurological damage in children, on food and feed crops. The new rule,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up in a northwest suburb of Chicago, Edward Blanco had big dreams and a lot of questions. His parents, immigrants from Guatemala, did not speak English or know how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Safe, high quality in-person schools and access to higher education are top concerns for Black women – nearly as important as protecting voting rights and fighting racism, a new national…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Agriculture Department’s announcement that it is revising the food package on which benefit levels in the SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps) are based to reflect changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday temporarily blocked mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties, marking a pivotal moment in the showdown between state and local government as coronavirus cases…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Samantha Montano was a high school junior in Maine. She signed up for a spring break service trip to help out in…