As climate change blurs and distorts our seasons, will seasonal events cease to matter?
The Long Shadow Climate Change Casts on Traditions
Black Women Leaders Are Powering Philanthropy
A new book, Portraits of Us, profiles Black women in philanthropy across the United States.
In the Wake of Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s Death, Students Amplify Their Calls for Change
On January 8, Bonnie Candia-Bailey committed suicide after allegedly facing abuse and harassment by her university’s president. In the wake of her death, students are calling for institutional change.
Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop
Efforts to close the racial wealth gap have focused on building wealth in communities of color, but it is also vital to put an end to excessive wealth at the top.
Student Debt Update: More Relief Announced, but Millions Remain Left Out
To date, the Biden administration has provided student debt relief for 3.7 million Americans, but millions more fail to access already announced loan forgiveness.
Can Employee Ownership Meet Its “Silver Tsunami” Moment?
The retirement of baby boomer business owners provides a wave of opportunities for millions of employees to buy out businesses. Here’s one tool to do that.
Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”
There is no pathway to fairness for Black people without a commitment to repair the harms caused by the long history of racist policy.
A Free Press Needs a New Kind of Journalism
Most media in the United States is owned by a handful of corporations or is being bought up by billionaires. Can nonprofits take it back?
How Freelance Journalists Are Moving from Precarity to Solidarity
As media layoffs continue, more writers become freelancers by necessity. Now, they are organizing for legal protections to preserve their ability to tell the news.
How MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Her Money Away
A new report by Panorama Global offers a breakdown of the more than $16 billion in philanthropic funds given by MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving.
Social Media in 1970—The National Student Strike Information Center
When students went on strike in 1970 to protest the US bombing of Cambodia, there was no social media. But communications were as key to movements then as today.
Investing in Digital Literacy to Better the Health of America’s Seniors
Connectivity is a crucial first step toward digital equity. But to make internet access useful, digital literacy training is critical for the populations without regular online engagement.