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Philanthropy today faces many critical and complex challenges that are both uniquely urgent for our sector and grounded in wider forces beyond our control. Within this dynamic context, collective giving…

In Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the U.S., the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for the past 15 years. That’s the minimum wage everywhere in…

In the journey to address poor eating habits, nutrition inequity and food insecurity, school meals emerge as a powerful catalyst for positive change.

Comprehensive reparations are fundamental to realizing our highest democratic ideals.

New charts and data show how corporate demand could boost clean energy investment in regions where renewable energy potential is strong but wind and solar power have lagged.

Sickle cell disease causes lower oxygen levels and abnormal blood flow in the brain, which can lead to a stroke. New research into noninvasive screening methods could help reduce the risk.

Every year, from all across the globe, tens of thousands of children migrate to the United States in search of safety. Their reasons for leaving home span all issues—from climate…

As our economy enters a new era, so too must the world of postsecondary education. Twenty-five years after the Internet became commercially available, post-high school learning—which for adults is now…

An Urban analysis of medical debt in Colorado offers policymakers evidence of medical debt accumulation in immigrant-dense communities and promising strategies for alleviating it.

No charges will be filed in connection with a bathroom fight that happened the day before a 16-year-old nonbinary high school student, Nex Benedict, died by suicide in Oklahoma. The…

An engineer explains what happened to the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, including how its design played a role.

As states close prisons in rural communities, how can policymakers and advocates replace lost jobs and restore lost economic activity?