In the wake of the midterm elections, contention over the Affordable Care Act has emerged among Democrats, with questions about what to push and how hard.
Australia Spins, World Climate Gains
The policies of Australia, one of the world’s worst polluters, have spun and spun again with regard to global warming, most recently with a major contribution to a UN fund to help poorer nations fight climate change.
Four Challenges for Congress from Retiring U.S. Senator Tom Harkin
The final speech that retiring Senator Tom Harkin will ever deliver from the floor of the Senate is a paean to the values held dear by many, many American nonprofits.
Topeka Considers Privatizing Public Health Clinics to Nonprofit
The proposal continues a national trend to outsource primary government services to private nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
The CRomnibus Piñata: Unwanted Gifts for the Nonprofit Sector in the Spending Bill
The federal spending bill ends the latest of Congress’s ongoing budget dysfunction nightmares and has abundant implications for the nonprofit sector.
The Inner Workings of Think Tanks: Transparify Gives Us a Good Look
A group called Transparify just issued a report on the funding of 21 U.S. think tanks. Do they retain the influence they seemed to exercise in the 1990s?
The Problem with For-profits Running Nonprofit Charter Schools
The questions being raised about the relationship between a for-profit and a charter school in Buffalo, N.Y., should be addressed everywhere.
Political Ties and Lack of Oversight Enabled This Nonprofit’s Mismanagement
Community Action of Minneapolis has misspent millions in government funds over the years but is only now being cut off from government contracts.
Bread upon the Waters for the Ferguson Municipal Public Library
The library in Ferguson was beautifully true to its mission through the difficult days of response, and donations flowed in from all over the country.
Police Reaction to Rams’ Protest Leads to Charity Donation
It may be billed as a donation, but it feels a bit like something else.
“Driving While Black” App Emerges to Educate Public on Rights
A new app will enable users to record their interactions with police officers during traffic stops while also informing them of their civil rights.
Detroit Symphony in the Black for Second Straight Year
What is working at the Detroit Symphony? A lot, but much of it seems to be based on engagement.