Democracy

From Alden Global Capital to Sinclair Media, tales of corporate media takeovers of local news outlets — and their chilling effects — are everywhere. A new study published late last…

In ways large and small, the way we work continues to change as we carry into the rest of 2022 and emerge from two years of seismic change. A true…

Federal economic development policies and programs have long played a critical role in fostering opportunity and resiliency for small businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impacts reminded us of…

This op-ed by Suzanne Nossel was previously published on April 20, 2022 in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Reprinted with permission. __________ An alarming trend is gaining strength in dozens of states across…

Eleven states raised the age of criminal responsibility to age 18 since 2007, in a reform initiative referred to as “raise the age” (RTA). Today, only three states — Georgia,…

Infants whose mothers received paid family leave showed greater brain activity in their first three months, a new study suggests. In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a…

How does climate change impact children and families today and what might the future look like? I like what the writer Alex Steffen said: “The planetary crisis is not an issue,…

It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change has advanced so far, it’s now inevitable that societies will either transform themselves or be…

Accurate data on firearm injuries in the United States are critical to understand the full cost or social burden of gun violence. However, there is no single resource that provides…

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP,…