Repelled by the gap between responsible business rhetoric and the rapacious reality, movement for a democratic economy in the UK gains ground.
An Economic Democracy Movement Emerges in Great Britain
Woman Indicted for Manslaughter in Alabama after Being Shot while Pregnant
Reproductive rights groups respond to the manslaughter charges against Marshae Jones, a shooting victim in Alabama.
For Volunteer Humanitarians, “Solidarity Is Not a Crime”
When 10,000 refugees set up camp in Calais, France, in 2015, outraged citizens were so appalled by conditions that they went in to volunteer and later became activists.
Voices from the Field: What the US Supreme Court’s Census Decision Means for Nonprofits
The US Supreme Court rules 5-4 to keep the citizenship question off the census, at least for now. But nonprofits must remain vigilant to make sure every person is counted in 2020.
Federal Abuse of Children Unmasks Fragility of Human Rights Protections
When you dehumanize the other, the costs are severe, as the mistreatment of children in Texas reminds us.
Small Donors Fund Notre Dame Cleanup while Wealthy Ones Remain MIA
The scrum of donors wanting to buy prestige through massive gifts toward rebuilding Notre Dame have not yet paid on their commitments, leaving critical scut work to others.
Supreme Court Closes with Confusion, Leaving Voters Caught in the Middle
On the final day of handing down decisions, the Supreme Court of the United States came out with what might be deemed “non-decisions” on gerrymandering and the census.
Foundation Report Challenges Greater Boston to Address Housing Affordability
The Boston Community Foundation has long monitored the state of housing equity in one of this country’s most expensive cities. This year, they address the problem in regional terms.
The Lavender Fields of Manhattan and Those who Tend Them: Treasuring the Unlikely
It takes a collaboration of nonprofit and public groups to maintain our public spaces as sacred.
Abused and Neglected Children in Detention Facilities: A Mass Hostage Situation
As children linger in concentration camps at the US border, the House and Senate are locked in a battle over enforcement issues.
Wayfair Employees Show Us What Solidarity Looks Like
In an action sure to attract consumer action, employees of Wayfair walk out to demand that they not be made complicit in the brutal detention of immigrant children at the border.
Transforming an Ugly Campaign Promise into a Truly Beautiful Wall
Some 2016 voters were lured by promises of a “big, beautiful wall” between the US and Mexico. One Mexican artist is doing his best to beautify stretches of border fence, offering asylum seekers hope.