In June, agents of Zimbabwean state security raided nonprofit radio station Radio Kwelaz. It’s an indicator that journalists there are still at risk.
Raid on Radio Kwelaz Shows Zimbabwe Still After “Subversive Material”
Another Water-related Charity Issue: Sharks Stalk Swimmers
Eight swimmers competing in a 76-mile California charity relay swim from Catalina Island to La Jolla Cove found themselves stalked by sharks.
Elderly Facing Social Security Garnishment to Pay Off Student Loans
More than two million Americans carry student loan debt at ages 60 and up, and thousands have had Social Security checks garnished to pay their loans.
GoFundMe for Ferguson: Pro-Wilson Donations Top Mike Brown’s by 3 to 2
What does it mean when crowdfunding raises significantly more for a police officer than the family and supporters of the teenager he shot and killed?
Deadline Looms for ACA Exchange Participants to Verify Legal Residency
Technology problems and lack of awareness may jeopardize coverage for many who signed up for insurance through the healthcare exchanges last year.
Recidivism at Rikers Means Returning to a “Culture of Violence”
Reducing recidivism at Rikers Island is worthwhile, but given the violence at the hands of prison guards, more important may be fewer people in jail.
Farmers Market Application for Nonprofit Status Takes 2 Years
The IRS has recently gotten tough on approvals for 501(c)(3) designations—but the lengthy delay on a California farmers’ market doesn’t make sense.
Humanitarian Aid as an Act of Aggression
The unauthorized movement of Russian trucks allegedly containing humanitarian aid supplies has been called “an invasion” by the Ukraine government.
St. Louis Co. Police Suspends Officer for Wacky Speech to Oath Keepers
This suspension came not from shoving a reporter on-camera, but a recorded screed making verbal attacks on government officials and minority groups.
Lessons from an Expat Aid Worker
Here is an excerpt from Letters Left Unsent: Aid and development workers are notorious for being self-righteous and smug. While I do not care for those labels, I also know that there’s some basis to them. We, and I include myself, sometimes wear our genteel poverty as a badge of honor. We are not like
Unions Win Right to Ongoing Independent Info about Met Finances
In what experts are calling a unique development, the unions negotiating with the Met have won a new kind of concession with interesting implications.
Bain Capital Buys into Toms Shoes’ Social Enterprise Model
Bain Capital is buying up behavioral health groups around the country, and now it has bought half of Toms Shoes. What gives?