The census began its 2020 count in a small Alaskan town. The 2010 census missed an estimated eight percent of Alaskan Natives. Will the 2020 count do better?
Census Count Starts in Alaska: Will Alaskan Natives Be Counted This Time?
No Justice, No Peace: Understanding Positioning in Social Movements
It would be wise to remember the dynamics of social movements when we look at events like the recent gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia.
When Rebranding Requires Hiding Your Real Constituents
A Minnesota church thought it would attract younger people by asking the older ones to hide themselves. Perhaps there’s something else keeping them away?
WNBA Takes on Sports Gender Inequities in Union Negotiations
WNBA players’ union makes large strides on new pending contract with WNBA, to include increased pay, marketing opportunities, and maternity benefits.
Unexpected Departure at Troubled Florida Nonprofit Sets Off Alarms
The relationship between the state and its domestic violence coalition seems to have gotten a bit too cozy—until a salary got too far out of scale and went public.
Montréal Professor Resigns His Position to Take a Stand for the Climate
In Montréal, Canada, a McGill professor resigns his tenured professorship over the university’s repeated votes to hold on to fossil fuel stock.
Knight Foundation Steps Up with Legal Infrastructure for Nonprofit News Groups
A new element of supportive infrastructure emerges for the nonprofit news field. It will be interesting to see the results of this five-state project.
Building Economic Sovereignty: A Model for Renewable Energy Emerges in the Spokane Nation
A growing number of American Indian nations are organizing to generate renewable energy as a path to economic sovereignty. Here is the story of one such effort.
$10.8 Trillion of Unpaid Care Work: Oxfam Says Wealth Taxes are the Answer
Released in advance of the World Economic Forum’s meeting of elites in Davos, Switzerland, this year’s Oxfam wealth inequality report focuses on the value of unpaid, largely female, labor.
Religious Nonprofits Evade IRS Disclosure Rules by Claiming “Church” Status
Places of religious worship like churches face fewer IRS disclosure rules than other nonprofits. However, groups that skirt the rules to claim “church” status risk IRS ire.
Geography of Incarceration Shifts from Urban to Rural
Rural jails now lock up people at a rate more than double that of urban areas.
White House Belatedly Releases Funds to Puerto Rico—with Conditions
It literally took a set of earthquakes to get funds long ago allocated by Congress to Puerto Rico. But even now, many conditions are being placed on their use.