Kim Cullipher became the school nutrition director for Perquimans County Schools one week before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in March 2020. Back then, the nutrition department faced challenges due to a…
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In 2020, the world witnessed the United States navigate a presidential election amid growing tensions over white supremacy, structural racism, misinformation, and elected officials deliberately exacerbating ugly social divisions. At…
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The past month has signaled a shift in the role workers play in our economy. The US has seen union wins at Amazon and Starbucks, employee walkouts at Disney in response to their…
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Feminist movements are powerhouses for social change, but they are under-resourced, undervalued, and grossly underestimated. New Bridgespan research with Shake the Table shares five recommendations for funders on how to…
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In the hours after the draft was published, many individuals and publications shared links to donate to abortion funds. As described by the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), “[Abortion funds work] to remove financial and…
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A recent report from The Center for Food as Medicine and The Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center emphasizes food as an effective tool for the prevention and…
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When buying groceries online, families eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are less likely to purchase both healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, and sweets, a new study shows.…
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On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies and White House offices to examine barriers to racial equity and initiated several efforts to address equity…
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With rising job vacancies and a workforce and society that are aging, the United States already has a reservoir of human capital that is not fully tapped: The millions of…
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On any given day, you won’t need to read or watch the news for long before coming across an article or story about immigration in the U.S. It’s one of…
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After decades of declining unionization rates and rising income inequality in the United States, the past few years have seen glimmers of the vibrancy of the U.S. labor movement in…
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In recent years, “climate justice” has emerged as a new framing for climate change activism, one in which the grassroots energy of the environmental justice movement intersects with the global…
