In sub-Saharan Africa, social enterprises have created over 28 million jobs. What can be learned from this experience?
Building an Equitable Post-COVID World: Social Enterprise Lessons from Africa
Amid COVID, a Hybrid Restaurant-Nonprofit Kitchen Business Model Emerges
Restaurants have suffered sharp sales declines due to COVID-19. A few are seeking a path to sustainability by combining commercial and charitable operations.
Gen Z Climate Activists Reimagine Leadership as Decentralized and Democratic
In recent years, youth-led climate activism has gained prominence worldwide. One key to success has been to structure movement groups to empower many local leaders.
Beyond the Pandemic: If Colonialism Is the Disease, Are Reparations the Cure?
An infectious disease specialist observes that global health equity in a post-pandemic world requires not just vaccines, but reparations that undo Western colonial harms.
Bill Advances to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour by 2025
A vote by the Labor committee in the US House of Representatives marks a key first step toward raising a federal minimum wage stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009.
Right-Wing Donors Fuel Anti-Trans Legislative Efforts in Multiple States
An orchestrated campaign, fueled by prominent donors on the right, is targeting the human rights of transgender people in 14 states across the country.
A Chicago Jewish Civil Rights Group Thrives, but Faces Big Questions
A Jewish racial justice organization gains funding and supporters amid the racial reckoning of 2020. But will that support hold when the going gets tough?
Funding the Impossible Dream: The Movement for Japanese American Redress
The long campaign that led to reparations for the Japanese Americans incarcerated by the US government during World War II offers valuable lessons for our own times.
Rules of the Road for the Internet Age? An Anti-Monopoly Movement Rises
Federal enforcement against corporate monopolization has been largely nonexistent the past 40 years. That may be about to change.
To Support Democracy, Foundations Must Practice Democracy
To address our democratic crisis in the US and around the world, foundations need to shift their mindsets and serve as schools of democracy, not defenders of oligarchy.
COVID Health Equity Requires Boost in Support for Community Health Centers
Community health centers are vital players in vaccine distribution, particularly in communities of color. They need federal financial support.
New Photography Exhibit Highlights Black Self-Representation
An exhibit curated by a University of Michigan graduate student illustrates how Black Americans have used photography to upend white supremacist cultural perceptions.