Democracy

The global COVID-19 pandemic brought into stark relief the differences between the haves and the have-nots. The divide is especially apparent when it comes to technology. Lack of devices and…

As localization becomes a growing focus in international development, my colleagues and I at the Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) are determined to ensure it becomes more than the flavour of the week.

Last year was the year that American cities became small. Almost overnight, New York fractured from a city of 20 million into millions of micro-cities — each household morphing into…

Rather than protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable children, many of Africa’s orphanages are exploiting them.

Two activists from Direct Action Everywhere were just acquitted for taking factory-farmed chickens worth $16.

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While working for the City of Lansing’s Department of Neighborhoods and Citizen Engagement (DNCE) back in summer 2018, my colleagues and I realized something was amiss with our Neighborhood Advisory Board Grants program. The…

The powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, followed a long series of natural and human-caused disasters to rock the country. Unfortunately, if history offers any clues, earthquake…

Today’s focus is on washing machines. But a portfolio of microfiber solutions addressing everything from clothing manufacturing to disposal is taking shape.

Unjust fines and fees on working families, coupled by the egregious practices used to collect them, systematically strips wealth and well-being from communities.

Shouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in custody of…

Covid-19 has been far more than a public health crisis. The ripple effect of the pandemic, and our uneven response to it, has triggered economic crisis, deepened inequalities, exploited our…