Democracy

US cities are starting to reform laws that required developers to provide minimum amounts of parking. But there’s more they can do to loosen the auto’s grip on downtowns.

Between aging out of WIC and entering kindergarten, a child’s diet can lose quality, according to new research on food assistance.

An engineer who managed dams for years explains the tradeoffs operators make as they decide when to release water and how much to stay safe.

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds of thousands of residents without water…

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.

The controversial – and often misunderstood – extracurricular groups tend to raise controversy. But under equal access laws, schools can’t discriminate against a club based on its point of view.

For nonprofits to address the patriarchal systems that restrict women’s land rights, they must engage male stakeholders in meaningful dialogue.

What the progressive movement can learn from military strategy…

Read a translation of this article in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, or Ukrainian. What is this?This is an invitation to crowdsource with and beyond our community and activist networks, so we co-create a diverse ……

An annual report lays out what has changed for Black women’s representation in elected office — and what still has barely budged.

Bringing the question of movement economies to the fore not only helps shed light on the challenges in achieving structural economic change but also elevates the people who are making those changes in real time.

Reviewing areas where the economic costs of gun violence have been most completely measured to see where costs come from and their impact on society.