Civic Engagement
How Police Violence Moves Voters
Police shootings of unarmed individuals increase civic engagement among local Black and Hispanic residents.
Tag: Democracy
Technology
How to Fight Online Falsehoods
An international study suggests remedies for online disinformation like accuracy prompts and crowdsourcing are broadly effective across cultures and nations.
Civic Engagement
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.
Civic Engagement
A Path Toward Depolarization
The emerging discipline of public interest communications offers solutions to our deeply polarized and divided world. | Open access to this article is made possible by the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications.
Technology
Technology for the People
The digital system should serve the public interest, with much more intentional governance of technology in its broadest terms, including culture, norms, mindsets, institutions, ethics, and participation.
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Government
A Spike Through Corruption
An excerpt from Rules for Whistleblowers on the whistleblowing and detection conundrum
Foundations
Open Society Under Threat
After more than three decades of promoting liberal democracy, Open Society Foundations sees itself on the defensive. Can a strategic restructuring and new leadership turn the tide?
Civic Engagement
To Save Democracy, Fund Organizing
Philanthropies concerned with toxic polarization and growing political extremism should invest in community organizing.
Civic Engagement
Reading List: Strengthening Democracy Through Social Innovation
Ahead of the 2023 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, “The Role of Social Innovation in Democracy,” a collection of articles exploring ways philanthropy, nonprofits, and civic institutions can ensure a more just and democratic society
Philanthropy & Funding
Philanthropy to Protect US Democracy
In this moment of crisis, donors must use all the tools available to protect American democracy. Tax-deductible philanthropy alone is insufficient.