With all the billionaire interventions foisted on the educational design of public schools, the majority of kids are still exposed to harmful levels of lead.
Lead in the Drinking Water in Public Schools: Our American Way of Life
Civil Society and the Rules of Impeachment in the Age of Trump, Revisited
A little more than two years ago, our consulting editor wrote an article on the impeachment process—just in case we, as a people, ever had occasion to use it. Here it is, updated for 2019.
The You-Sized Hole in the Environmental Movement
Two advocates talk about the need to understand the destruction of the environment through a racial equity lens and the promising and powerful future of inclusive climate action.
A Patient Advocacy First: Arthritis Foundation Gives Members CBD Guidelines
Better late than never, the Arthritis Foundation goes where no patient advocacy group has gone before in issuing some belated guidance to members seeking pain relief.
A Nonprofit Cash Cow Effort Goes Belly Up
The state AG says this nonprofit board was “asleep at the switch” while the organization it oversaw was cannibalized. We’d call that assessment generous.
UN Summit Pales Next to Global Outcry for Action
At yesterday’s UN Climate Action Summit, some commitments were made, some leaders were conspicuously absent, and some participants still need reminding that we face unprecedented catastrophe.
Advocates Protest as Gates Foundation Awards Modi Humanitarian Award
Future human rights defenders nominated for the Goalkeepers Global Award will have to decide whether to be lauded in such company.
No License to Discriminate: ACLU Continues to Challenge Catholic Hospitals
Catholic hospitals believe they have the right to refuse certain treatment to women and certain members of the LGBTQ population, so their drive to dominate markets is dangerous.
Bees in the Motor City: Asset-Based Detroit Emerges with New Land Strategies
Detroit is teeming with nonprofit organizations taking advantage of the thousands of properties and lots available.
In the Largest Climate Mobilization Ever, Young People Call for Urgency
The images from the climate strike march on Friday come from every continent as millions of children and young adults call for decisive and committed action NOW—while change can still be made.
Opioid Lawsuit Settlements May Work to the Benefit of Big Pharma
Recently settled major lawsuits for causing an opioid epidemic? There’s a tax deduction for that.
The Crunch in Nonprofit Data Crunching
Demands for data from funders can work against effectiveness.