If cities wish to treat racism as the public health crisis that it is, they must ask themselves how the systems to which they belong contribute to health or illness.
Racism: What It Takes to Treat It as a Public Health Crisis
Philadelphia Mulls Protections for COVID-19 Workplace Whistleblowers
In Philadelphia, the city council considers a bill to protect workers who speak out about inadequate COVID protections at work from losing their employment.
Predatory Landlords Seek to Push Tenants Out Despite Eviction Moratoria
While moratoria are supposed to protect tenants from being evicted during the pandemic, some landlords are using extralegal means to drive tenants out.
Youth Face Worst Summer Job Market since Great Depression
While unemployment numbers came down slightly in May, many 16- to 19-year-olds seeking work may not notice the difference, as three in 10 remain unemployed.
California’s Governor Resists Defunding Police, but Reparations Bill Advances
In California, the state’s Democratic governor resists calls to defund police, but other measures, including a bill mandating a state report on reparations, advance.
Don’t Look behind that Curtain: Bond Financing and Philanthropy
Last week, five foundations committed to borrow funds to boost grantmaking by $1.7 billion, which raises questions worth considering in this pivotal moment of change.
Couple Challenges Fellow DAF Holders to Halve Their DAFs by September 30th
A couple challenges donor-advised fund accountholders to donate half of their DAF balance to nonprofits by the end of September—and offers an incentive to do so.
Demands to Defund Police Come in the Context of Looming Fiscal Austerity
Public safety funds are generally better protected from recession cuts than items like libraries and parks, but how will that play out amid this year’s calls to defund police?
Broadband Rush: Co-ops Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Mississippi
When Mississippi passed a law in 2019 allowing co-ops to offer broadband to rural communities, no one anticipated co-ops would move half as fast as they have.
Another Threatening Missive on Wages from a Disability-Adjacent Nonprofit
Organizations that pay wages below the minimum to employees with disabilities should not respond this way to local attempts to raise the floor.
Beyond the Reopening Guidelines: Austin Restaurants Act for the Public Good
June 8, 2020; Eater, “Austin” Sometimes, the minimum just isn’t enough. When it comes to ensuring staff and customer safety in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, that’s the precise conclusion dozens of restaurants and bars in Austin, Texas have reached. They have banded together under the auspices of a nonprofit entity to take extra
General Milley Regrets Appearing with the President in Lafayette Square
Authoritarian governments need their militaries, but in this country, at least some officers are alarmed by presidential attempts to strongarm civil society—and them in the bargain.