Planning Equitable Cities
Smart Growth America's new Center for Zoning Solutions offers a headquarters for the zoning reform movement.
Social Issues - Articles
Protecting Heritage in Wartime
The Ark for Ukraine project is a groundbreaking mission to preserve Ukrainian culture using mobile technology.
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Americans Are Fighting Goliath—And Winning
Oil and gas's dominance over American life can feel like a David vs. Goliath story. Despite the odds, growing pushback in red, blue, and purple states shows that the Davids have more power than we might think—and philanthropy can help them win.
Rights of Nature
The More-Than-Human Life Program at New York University's School of Law is fighting to broaden concepts of justice and rights to include the natural world.
From Climate Policy to Climate Talent
Why climate-related philanthropy must invest in the human capacities to get the work done.
Philanthropy’s Sputnik Moment
A new toolkit to reinforce and reinvent American research science in a time of crisis.
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Democratizing the Economy
An excerpt from The Democratic Marketplace on "predistribution" and freedom.
Impact Accounting Has an Equity Problem
Is water in Sweden really 25 times more valuable than water in Mauritania?
An Abundance of Capacity
Optimizing for outcomes will require building out a range of local public and private institutions.
Scaling Community-Grown Solutions
What savings groups can teach the social sector about partnering with governments for systems change.