This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maintaining financial independence and self-sufficiency remains a constant struggle for the elderly and people living with disabilities in the United States. Today, people with disabilities and many seniors struggle to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The sudden end to America’s longest war came Sunday as the Taliban rolled into the capital of Afghanistan and the national government collapsed. Thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghans who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is commonly cited that financial aid for college has not kept pace with the rising cost of pursuing a degree. But too often this trend is simplistically measured. Though the problem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past two years, we have seen an unprecedented recognition of the Climate Emergency with mass climate protests, school strikes, warnings from the Bank of England and the urgency to deliver…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Buckling roads and melting streetcar cables during the record high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest illustrate that “heat wave” is a buzz word this summer, and scientists blame climate change. The heat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic levels in October 2021. It’s the biggest change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a landmark change in the way Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are established for more than 42 million people who use these benefits to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like any other industry, higher education has its haves and its have-nots. Often falling on the have-not side are regional colleges, loosely defined as four-year public schools that aren’t flagship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Should the Census count boarding school students at their parents’ addresses or at their schools? Where should it count military personnel deployed overseas? To determine where to count people with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State leaders have proven to be some of our nation’s greatest champions for confronting the climate crisis in recent years, passing strong laws and policies to address some of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I picked up a lot of new habits over the past year. With the pandemic scrambling “life as usual,” everything from how I eat, sleep, and exercise to how I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fairness is a concept that sits at the heart of the work of many Civil Society Organizations (CSO); so the fact that it is also one of the key concerns…