The Hawaiian state attorney general’s office has subpoenaed documents from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a semi-autonomous agency, over the latter’s support of Native Hawaiian sovereignty protests.
In a 76-page report, Democratic members of the US Senate Finance Committee call for the NRA’s tax-exempt status to be reviewed by the IRS.
The Honduras Museum of National Identity appears to be having its own identity crisis, as current social realities challenge state-favored narratives of Mayan glory.
Activism at work is easier when the economy is strong. When the next recession comes, will activism decline as well?
These days, the phrase “systems change” is often used as a disembodied, technical term. But real systems change isn’t about technique; it’s about changing relations of power.
A summer project examining the histories of the more than 100 slaves owned by George Mason leads the namesake university to commission a memorial, slated to open in 2021.
The Lenfest Institute and the Knight Foundation recently awarded $5.25 million in grants to three local journalism entities in Philadelphia.
A crowdfunding campaign has raised well over $100,000 to defend a whistleblower who helped set a congressional impeachment process in motion.
An open letter signed by over 250 Ford Fellows to date criticizes the Ford Foundation for supporting a new prison to replace the Riker’s Island facility.
A Seattle exhibit deconstructs gallery norms and processes to build a platform for Indigenous artists and communities.
Nonprofits often act to mend problems, but what if the system as a whole is decaying? Our role is bound to change, and to preserve our values, we must restore reciprocal obligation and commitment.
Normalizing a human rights offender, says this former Gates program officer, was a step way too far from the foundation’s stated mission, and one she cannot abide.