This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the federal government is stuck somewhere between complete turmoil and gridlock, many individual communities are embarking on transformational change. Local leaders are facing down climate change, population growth, demographic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump signed an executive order to double the amount of funding for apprenticeship programs, up to nearly $200 million. The goal is, in Trump’s words, “training people to have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Marshall Duke and Dr. Robyn Fivush had a hypothesis: that children who know more about their families are more resilient and do better navigating challenges compared to children who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Proposed for elimination, the Community Development Block Grant has been a major source of flexible funds aimed at helping low-income people. As the federal budget tightens, major sources of federal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Donald Trump has never been known for displays of Christian humility. The first few minutes of his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in February were no exception. He thanked the creator…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This study presents the findings of a survey of non-Hispanic, African Americans/Blacks ages 50 and older regarding several key areas of social and community involvement. Key findings include the following:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Losing the right to drive in December upended Latrice Harry’s life. She’d been pulled over by police six months before, and after failing to pay an initial ticket—she says she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of us appreciate the occasional opportunity to disconnect, giving our minds and bodies a chance to recharge against the din of the increasingly noisy world. But when solitude becomes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ecoanxiety is an emerging condition. Named in 2011, the American Psychological Association recently described it as the dread and helplessness that come with “watching the slow and seemingly irrevocable impacts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Apple CEO Tim Cook says his company has created 2 million jobs in the U.S., adding the tech giant was setting up a $1 billion fund to promote advanced manufacturing in the country. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the spending goals outlined in Donald Trump’s proposed education budget reflect his campaign rhetoric. The president, who has long called for reducing the federal government’s role in schools and universities,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. First, the bad news: GDP is slowing all over the world because productivity has been in decline for two decades…In addition to this unprecedented inequality, we face climate change that’s…