The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need
If local governments are to effectively address our biggest global concerns, they’ll need to expand their skill sets.
Social Issues - Articles
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Using a Community-Based Approach to Improve Maternal and Child Health
Rwanda has made notable progress in reducing maternal mortality rates. What can the United States and other countries learn from the country’s approach to health care?
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Unrigging the Gig Economy
How badly do platform companies treat their workers? A recent study rated most major firms zero on a 10-point scale.
A Reparations Roadmap for Philanthropy
Philanthropy has a huge opportunity—and responsibility—to build a culture of repair both inside and outside their organizations.
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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss
The most powerful tool that workers and communities around the world have to fight exploitative new technologies.
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Change Resistance
An excerpt from The Synthetic University on how mission-driven, market-supported entrepreneurial organizations can transform higher education
Impact Without Imposition: What Role for Northern Academics in the Global South?
Three principles for rethinking and changing scholarly behavior.
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Food Is Her Fight and Her Freedom: Regaining Ground in Rural India
How rural women are unbraiding borders to reclaim power in agrarian India
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The Ghost Workforce the Tech Industry Doesn’t Want You to Think About
Outsourcing and contract employment models have allowed the tech industry to obscure its terrible labor practices for years. A surging movement of these workers has had enough.
Why We’re Targeting the Hardest to Reach Voters
Because the Black male vote is targeted for suppression, defending democracy requires an equally targeted and data-driven response.