The city of Long Beach, California, mandated a $4-an-hour bonus in pay for four months for grocery workers. Rather than pay, Kroger moves to shutter its two stores.
To Evade “Hero Pay,” Kroger Shutters Two California Markets
Amid COVID, Higher Ed Reconsiders Its Approach to Student Mental Health
Students under COVID-19 face growing mental health challenges, prodding university administrators to redesign their programs.
On Forms and Lines of Flight
“When we find ourselves in conflict, we think that it’s us, and often it’s the form—the form has produced the thing because the form affords a certain thing.”
Seattle Launches $30 Million Participatory Budgeting Process
In Seattle, community-led participatory budgeting moves from concept to reality as the contours of a community-based process to allocate $30 million come into focus.
Federal Minimum Wage Increase Is a Step in Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Frozen federally at $7.25 an hour since 2009, a new bill introduced into Congress would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025.
Network Develops Community-Led Pathways to a Regenerative Economy
A multi-year partnership between philanthropy and local nonprofits is helping communities across the US transition to a more sustainable economy.
Federal Court Vacancies Provide Biden Diversity Opportunity
President Biden already has 57 court vacancies to fill. Advocates are pressing Biden to follow through on commitments to appoint judges that reflect the nation’s diversity.
New Borealis Leader Outlines Bold Vision for Philanthropy
In a wide-ranging conversation with NPQ’s Cyndi Suarez, Borealis Philanthropy’s new leader Amoretta Morris discusses what transformative change requires.
Mortgaging the Future? A Dangerous Economic Coping Strategy Emerges
A survey by a financial advisory publication reveals a very dangerous economic coping strategy—millions of Americans are tapping retirement savings to make ends meet.
In Florida, Vaccine Distribution “Chaos” Favors Privileged Seniors
A Florida policy to open vaccination to all seniors before vaccinating frontline workers has led to white residents getting far more access to vaccines than residents of color.
Language Is Power: 5 Action Steps for Communicating in a Multilingual World
Equity in access to communications across languages is a long-simmering problem. In the age of COVID-19, it has become all the more acute.
Using Cooperatives to Empower Formerly Incarcerated People—An L.A. Story
To reverse the impacts of mass incarceration, one needs to create pathways to employment. In Los Angeles, a worker cooperative incubator is laying that path.