Autonomous vehicles have been touted as a way to open up job opportunities for people who are disabled, but is the community being considered in the cars’ designs?
The Promise and Problems of Self-Driving Cars for the Disabled Community
Thrown In the Deep End
What is it like in a land of communalism? What assumptions are debunked? What rules thrown out the window?
Young People Are Filing Lawsuits—Is This the Future of Climate Action?
A judge in Montana ruled that young people have the right to a safe environment and that the state violated that right with policies supporting fossil fuels. Could cases like this be on the rise as youth fight climate change—and are they working?
The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in America
Pedestrian deaths have surged in the United States even as they’ve plummeted around the world. Solutions are plentiful; so why aren’t they being implemented?
Public Dollars for Public Good
There is a real opportunity here for philanthropy to support efforts that advocate for fair, transparent, and equitable budget appropriations and government grant processes; to develop infrastructure required to apply for and implement federally funded projects; to raise private funding to unlock public dollars; and to advise on the development of policies and practices that increase the flow of public dollars to marginalized communities.
Tenant Organizers Are Fighting a Forever War
Organizing for housing justice is a long, uphill battle with many obstacles—including retaliation, attrition, and burnout.
Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor
Activist, filmmaker, and author Astra Taylor on how capitalism makes us insecure, and why we need to transform the economy for our collective safety.
Child Care Is a National Emergency
Community foundations need federal cooperation to address childcare—not as an individual family issue but as an economic crisis affecting working women.
How Are American Monuments Telling Our Stories?
Artists, writers, and nonprofit leaders discuss what monuments have meant to America, what they might mean, and what new shape they may take moving forward.
Unpacking Biden’s Latest Student Debt Forgiveness Plan—And What’s Next?
The US Supreme Court ruling invalidating President Biden’s executive order on student loan cancellation is infuriating. But there are many steps that Biden can still take.
Talk to Your Neighbors and Stand Your Ground
Eviction is a scary threat. One organizer shares the importance of knowing your neighbors and the power of standing your ground.
Experiments in Community Ownership Taking Charge of Commercial Real Estate
As a field, we have to find solace in the fact that many people are like us: trying to change the world without a playbook and without the “experience” needed to get it done. We already have what we need. We work with and for community members who get up every day to care for their families without much certainty at all—they simply have their mission, their work ethic, and their persistence.