This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at Brookings collaborated with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) to survey 125 organizations working on girls’ education to answer those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite similar crime rates, the US incarceration rate is more than five times that of comparable countries. Out of every 100,000 Americans, 693 are in prison—a number that has multiplied in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Democracy and the Internet may not be as compatible as many had hoped. The “fake news” allegations of 2016 re-focused attention on longer-standing concerns about echo chambers, filter bubbles, declining…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America finds itself in a moment of political polarization. At times, nonprofits can reflect or even magnify that polarization. This is a recurring theme even within the non-profit sector and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The language was rich with promise — the “Grand Bargain”, the “Participation Revolution.” At the World Humanitarian Summit one year ago in Istanbul, 30 of the biggest donors and aid providers committed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the most recent Front Line Defenders Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders at Risk, around the world 281 activists were targeted and killed in 2016. At least 136…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Quality of life overall is improving, but personal rights and safety, and tolerance an inclusion are all showing a troubling decline, according to the recently released 2017 Social Progress Index,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a rare move, major religious leaders ― from Pope Francis to the Dalai Lama ― issued a joint appeal Wednesday asking people to follow a simple bit of advice:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Partisan gerrymandering can be unconstitutional—at least in theory. In the 1986 case of Davis v. Bandemer, the Supreme Court did not find reason to declare an unconstitutional gerrymander, but its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why do democracies fail? It’s suddenly a very urgent and important question. Daniel Ziblatt’s new book arrives just in time to deliver a powerful and supremely relevant answer. Don’t be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There was a time when I felt warmly toward the Frick Collection. I was a teenager when I first visited the mansion-turned-art-museum on New York’s Upper East Side. Around every…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network is guided by the Theory of Action. Built on lessons from network members, our Theory of Action helps communities build and sustain civic infrastructure.…