This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Enforced disappearances are among the cruelest of crimes. To the kidnapping, torture, and in many cases, murder of the victim, perpetrators intentionally create fear and uncertainty about the fate of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Savvy philanthropists know that change takes time. Whatever your political or philosophical beliefs, moving the legal or cultural norms of a country is no mean feat. A case in point:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Members of Congress are seriously considering a change to the tax code known as universal charitable deductions. It could help fulfill one of President Donald Trump’s promises to offer the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite its unusual unveiling at the White House, presidential endorsement, and significant media coverage, a new Senate Republican bill proposing dramatic cuts to legal permanent immigration is unlikely to gain…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Conferring legal status on young unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children—a group referred to as DREAMers—has been the subject of legislation in Congress since 2001. In 2012, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lilly Ledbetter never benefited in her work life from the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Her lawsuit against Goodyear Tire for years of pay discrimination resulted in a loss in the Supreme Court that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration has tapped Julian Schmoke, a former DeVry University administrator, to lead the Education Department’s student-aid enforcement unit. The move provoked complaints from critics who pointed out that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal government funds an array of aid programs aimed at promoting growth in less-developed countries. Funding goes to federal agencies, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With laid-off workers by his side at campaign rallies, Donald Trump pledged to preserve “U.S. jobs for U.S. workers.” True to that promise, since assuming office, President Trump has issued…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Bangladesh, nearly half of 55 million urban residents lack the sanitation infrastructure to properly process human waste. The result: massive amounts of raw waste is unsafely dumped, fouling the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are endowments characteristic of nonprofit activity? It’s probably true that only a minority of charities have endowments, but it’s hardly unknown – nearly every nonprofit college and university has one,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With Tropical Storm Harvey continuing to unleash unprecedented rainfall across the Houston region and other Texas communities, it is clear that this storm will go down as one of the…