Given the conflicts of the recent year, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur should be a moment for asking ourselves some hard questions.
Remembering Social Justice during Judaism’s High Holidays
Fifth Planned Parenthood Clinic Closes in Wisconsin
Lost state funding has shuttered a fifth Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinic and caused a Texas clinic to disaffiliate from Planned Parenthood.
Ethics Audit of Penn State Reveals Cultural Problems
Organizational culture includes lived assumptions about whether or not ethical behavior is a must. Unfortunately, at Penn State, it is not.
Atlanta Symphony Music Director Breaks Ranks in Lockout
Traditionally, music directors stay out of labor disputes, but in Atlanta, Robert Spano has broken that rule, as Osmo Vänskä did in Minnesota.
NYC High Line Completed: Is it a Net Positive for NYC?
The completion of the gorgeous High Line Park at the Rail Yards has been greeted with celebration, consternation, and criticism in New York City.
8 National Fraternities to Fight Rape, Binge Drinking & Hazing
Consortium seeks to reverse the fraternity culture that’s become synonymous with sexual assaults and substance abuse.
2 More Billionaire Philanthropists Won’t Leave Wealth to Kids
More and more billionaires are declaring that they have no intention of handing down their riches to kids. It may be more widespread than we know.
Another Alternative Community Currency: Bartering
One way to keep cash outlays down and to foster community wellbeing is to establish a local bartering system. One form this can take is a time bank.
Seven Challenges for Philanthropy in the Wake of Ferguson
In this commentary, we suggest that foundations need to pay attention to the problems of inner-ring suburbs and invest in organizing.
Emma Watson Pushes UN Campaign to End Gender Discrimination
The young British actress urges men to become involved in HeForShe and recognize the need to bridge gender inequities through feminism.
2014 Billionaire Report: The Very, Very Rich Got Even Richer
Philanthropy, golf, and art feature prominently in billionaires’ lives as their wealth grows.
Hillary Clinton and Saul Alinsky: Who Knew?
Absent so far from the endless examination of Hillary Clinton’s motivations and influences is her correspondence with Saul Alinsky (Rules for Radicals).