Called the Monuments Project, the $250-million initiative will support the creation of new monuments, as well as the relocation or rethinking of existing ones.
What Stories Should We Tell? Mellon Invests $250M to Reimagine Memorials
European Data Remind Us that Pandemic Unemployment Is a Policy Choice
While the US suffers from record unemployment amid COVID-19, Europe made a different policy choice and kept tens of millions employed.
The “New” Federal Judiciary: A Look at Voting Rights
Voting rights are in peril across the country.
A “Blessing from God?” COVID Lays Bare Health System Disparities
When COVID comes to the White House, we see, yet again, how the US maintains one health care system for the elite—and quite a different one for most Americans.
Reconciling the Past May Be the Only Way to a Sustainable Future
Reviewing the history of environmental racism in Hawai’i, the author lifts up a present-day story of a Native Hawaiian path to indigenizing environmental and climate justice.
Crisis Crystal Ball: The Future of Fundraising?
What is the future of fundraising? To find out, the author asks a team of 20 experts to offer their best thinking, based on their professional experience.
Community-based Mutual Aid: Reciprocity Rather than Charity in Chicago
As we rebuild our community infrastructure, its basic premises may need to be more closely interrogated to eliminate colonialist frameworks from our work.
Localities Brace for Cuts as Stimulus Package Falls into a Presidential Maelstrom
Without federal investment, pandemic-related job and business losses will poke large holes in state and local budgets, driving communities further into danger.
The Fight for Tribal Sovereignty in Oklahoma Is Not Over
Government support of extractive industries upsets the delicate balance of healing that needs to occur between Oklahoma and Indigenous nations.
In Historic Move, New England Journal of Medicine Condemns Trump
The esteemed publication’s editorial urges the public not to abet Trump in undermining both local and federal responses to the pandemic.
Detroit Housing Nonprofits and Renters Face Looming Debt
As unpaid rents accrue, Detroit housing nonprofits and tenants teeter on the precipice of a financial cliff, as the moratorium on evictions just kicks the can down the road.
Indigenous Communities and Environmental Justice
Native nations and organizations have always been at the front of the fight to protect local resources from extractive capitalism.