When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them
A final sweep of 60 years of evidence reveals durable truths about how development succeeds and fails.
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SSIR Online, Winter 2026 Issue
What SSIR readers are saying about articles on impact accounting's equity problem, leadership that meets the moment, and better strategies for board recruitment.
America at a Crossroads
The Winter 2026 issue focuses on the crisis of US democracy and how it might be resolved.
From Fighters to Custodians
In the heart of the Colombian jungle, COMUCCOM fosters reconciliation through community-led rebirth and collective action.
Education’s Civic Dividend
The social returns of investments in education too often go unmeasured and undervalued.
Coping With Mental Illness at Work
Employees experiencing mental illness successfully manage their symptoms by disengaging from some aspects of their jobs and engaging in others.
Building an Adaptive Metanetwork to Fight Climate Change
EcoAmerica has developed a network to inform and coordinate other networks to push for climate action. With a reach of 60 million individuals across the United States, it offers important lessons for other large-scale efforts to overcome wicked problems. | Open access to this article is made possible by ecoAmerica.
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The Power of Redemptive Love
Jason Corburn and DeVone Boggan's Advancing Peace explores a striking model for addressing urban gun violence without police.
Blinking Red
Street performances by the Red Rebel Brigade spotlight the global environmental crisis and humanity's response.
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What’s Love Got to Do With It?
We at USI believe that love is a practice that advances opportunity for all.