This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is in the midst of a youth unemployment crisis, which carries serious consequences for young people and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing unemployment challenges—especially for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a special education teacher in an inclusive classroom, Christina Ramsay knows that growing students’ social-emotional and mindfulness skills can mean the difference between meltdowns and managed emotions, self-doubt and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2016 presidential election revealed—as nothing before it—one of the most striking but least-anticipated aspects of the global digital revolution. In a single dramatic vote, the victory of Donald Trump…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week, the historic unionization drive by Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala. will get an audience in the Capitol, as Amazon worker and union advocate Jennifer Bates testifies in front of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From rising rates of global hunger to plowed produce and empty grocery store shelves, the headlines from 2020 painted a bleak picture of the world’s food systems, laying bare vulnerabilities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizers and advocates won groundbreaking victories in investments through the American Rescue Plan. The bill notably moves away from trickle-down economics and instead gives direct support to households in need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Louisiana has never been hard to pinpoint on a map — it’s the only state in the U.S. that looks like a giant boot. At least it did, before the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the pandemic took hold in 2020 and exposed disparities across a range of systems — including healthcare and education — many communities and the nonprofits serving them struggled to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This report discusses findings from a well-conducted randomized controlled trial (RCT) of program services funded by the Department of Justice’s Second Chance Act (SCA) Adult Demonstration Program, aimed at facilitating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While people might argue for days about an exact definition of sustainability, it’s pretty clear that any society that cannot feed itself is not a sustainable one. What’s also clear…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 19th century America, every major aspect of daily life was age integrated. Older and younger people worked side by side in the fields of an agrarian economy. Multigenerational households were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week marks a full year since many school buildings around the country closed and the pandemic changed the way our children learn. I believe it’s safe to say that…