A federal judge in California ordered a paragraph removed from a Los Angeles Times news story last Saturday, unleashing major concerns regarding erosion of press freedoms and judicial overreach. The paper will challenge this order in Court tomorrow.
Can Inclusive Economic Models Displace Wasteful Corporate Tax Incentives?
Evidence continues to pile up that tax abatements and related “economic development incentives” cost the public dearly, with limited offsetting benefits. A reaction against these practices is starting to build, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of billions yet.
Civil Society Rises, but Will Political Change Follow?
Since November 2016, social movements have been on the rise in the US, with four times as many people participating in demonstrations in 2017 or 2018 than attended either Trump or Clinton rallies. The electoral impact of this shift, however, has yet to be determined.
Student Debt Load Reinforces Racial Wealth Gap among Millennials
A new report finds that only 37 percent of Americans aged 25 to 34 in 2015 owned their own homes, eight percentage points lower than was the case for previous generations at the same age. The numbers also reveal a stark racial divide among that age cohort, with whites nearly three times as likely to own homes as Blacks.
Black Lives Matter at Five: Activists Take Stock
In July 2013, a social media reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin led to the birth of Black Lives Matter. Five years later, movement activists reflect on the state of the movement.
Vermont Public Media Outlets Make Their Own News through Collaboration
As part of an in-depth series on Vermont nonprofits, an independent weekly takes a close look at media sources and finds some innovative solutions to industrywide challenges.
University Foundations Have Some Lessons to Learn
Conflicts of interest don’t just need to be noted; they should be prevented whenever possible.
Nonprofit Breakup in San Francisco Turns Ugly
The United Methodist Church and Glide, a progressive congregation that sees community service as a part of worship, are in a battle for control of that congregation and its assets.
CZI Goes to Bat for Affordable Housing
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s donation to an affordable housing ballot initiative shows the flexibility of the Facebook founder’s approach to philanthropy while pointing out the irony of asking others to fix a problem his company helped to create.
Running a Charity Like a Business? Save the Children UK Reinforces Old Lessons
Another nonprofit decides to take an aggressive growth stance and ends up first forgetting the basics of stewardship and then losing financial ground.
You First: Leadership for a New World – “Tipping Points—Tipsy Times”
In this installment of his new column, Light deftly weaves together boiling frogs, libations, and our natural resistance to change, to discuss evolutionary and revolutionary tipping points. As he concludes, when contemplating an organizational change effort, keep in mind that “context is everything, and adapt your leadership style accordingly.”
Is It Civil Disobedience When the Cops Shut Down the Freeway for You?
Last Saturday, 3,000 Chicago residents, escorted by state police, blocked an interstate highway to protest gun violence. This is not how a freeway shutdown usually occurs. What was going on? And what does real civil disobedience look like?