This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Debates about how much the federal government should influence local-level infrastructure are not new, and as the negotiations over the American Jobs Plan have shown, these debates are often contentious. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An analysis of over 4.5 million social media posts found that false news stories were 70 percent more likely to be shared than true stories. This failure is causing significant harm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Efforts to push low-carbon lifestyles and green energy to curb climate change will fail unless many people see benefits — and the poorest and most vulnerable should get the biggest gains,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black Americans are much more likely than White Americans to live near freeways, factories, and other heavy air polluters. That’s not a failure of public policy; it’s a result of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tona Barkley lives in the small town of Owenton in northeastern Kentucky between the cities of Louisville and Cincinnati. Just like her neighbors, she’s one of the more than 42…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2015, all members of the United Nations adopted an ambitious agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals. The agenda consists of 17…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Documentary filmmaker Shannon Kring first heard about the protests at Standing Rock while she was living and working in Honduras. Her parents, back in Wisconsin, sent her a link to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When funders gathered in 2015 to talk about ways to promote a fair and accurate 2020 census, none of us could have imagined perhaps the most fraught decennial census cycle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no secret that trade policies in the United States have been captured by wealthy, corporate interests that prioritize growing their power and profits at the expense of working people. For generations,…
The census comes around every ten years, but ensuring communities are represented equitably happens every day in between. Lifting the voices of underrepresented communities, bringing together diverse groups, building capacity,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In January 2020, the world entered a new decade with what environmentalists had already dubbed the “super year for nature.” Halting climate change and reversing biodiversity loss are complex problems…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On July 4, The Philadelphia Inquirer launched A More Perfect Union, a yearlong reporting project examining how institutions founded in Philadelphia have contributed to systemic racism and prospective solutions ahead. A…