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After the Big Climate Summits Are Over
In Paul Almeida's Climate Change and Civic Engagement, the only pathway forward is broad worker-based civic alliances that go beyond narrow elite-driven technological decarbonization.
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The Gyms on the Corners
Recognition, distortion, and the organizing infrastructure behind Minnesota's response to Operation Metro Surge.
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When Minnesota’s Civic Gyms Stayed Open
This article series, produced in partnership with and sponsored by the McKnight Foundation, brings together foundation leaders, community partners, and a mutual aid organizer to reflect on what happened during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
Climate Help From Overseas
The agricultural city of Fundão, Portugal, is integrating foreign migrants to help with fire mitigation, climate resiliency, and rural revitalization.
Catalyzing Climate Action Through Universities
Ruta Azul, the sustainability and climate action plan of the Mexican university Tecnológico de Monterrey, has integrated sustainability into the school’s culture and educational model to build a community capable of addressing the climate crisis through coordinated action.
When the Safety Net Fails
How an innovative public-private partnership responded rapidly to keep 82,000 families fed during a government shutdown.
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Building Schools Worth Defending
A response to nine essays on renewing the purpose of public education
The Costs of Misdiagnosis
Quality, not access, will define the future of global health. We've developed a platform to improve health-care quality worldwide.
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Earning Back the Trust: A Pluralistic Path Forward for Public Education
The next era of public education will be judged less by the elegance of its ideas than by whether it responds, with humility and pragmatism, to the people it exists to serve.