As journalism struggles to survive, enormously rich owners behave like neglectful parents—often ultimately disowning the very news entities they’ve helped to prop up for years. We need to liberate ourselves from this corporate capture if we are to survive, and that rests on a shift in mindset: a recognition that good media is unlikely to be for-profit media.

“When I think about the world we’re trying to build, it’s one where communities have what they need to thrive. They’re the ones in charge of deciding which things get funding, what services they need….It’s one where people feel like their kids can play out in the street and be perfectly safe….It’s a world in which we don’t have borders, and in which we have shared prosperity.”

Findings from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2024 National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers reveal worker shortages that threaten their ability to provide high-quality care to the underserved populations that rely on them.

In South Africa, a 30-year-old post-apartheid democracy is faltering due to a lack of economic democracy and economic justice. Will philanthropy respond?

In 1994, federal legislation passed to create a new system of community development finance. But racial inequality persisted in who got support—and who did not.

The history of community development finance reminds us of a simple truth: getting policies passed is important, but even more important is implementing them.

“Being part of a worker–owner company is beautiful. Being a worker–owner means that I have a voice—I can share my opinions and I can make decisions for/with my organization. It also means receiving a level of support not normally available at non-co-op organizations.” —Yvette Beatty, Home Care Associates

The overall vision that emerges from these essays is hopeful—marked not just by a growing awareness of the problem of corporate capture but also by a growing resolve to confront it and construct a more democratic economy.

Organizations can improve effectiveness and credibility by making their boards more dynamic and diverse, from recruitment to succession.

In a wide-ranging conversation, a group of nonprofit leaders discuss how nonprofits can build a world that aligns with their values and evades corporate capture.

Foundations often say they want transparency, but do they? A racial justice study on the origins of foundation wealth in Washington, DC, led to a range of reactions.

Health systems and clinical settings can be especially difficult to navigate for the neurodivergent population. However, through awareness and compassion, these systems can be transformed to effectively accommodate neurodivergent people and, in turn, all of us.