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Building Political Power When Everything Is at Stake
Philanthropy needs more movement funders who stand on the side of racial and economic justice and against right-wing authoritarianism.
Tag: Democracy
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Building Grassroots Political Power
Our work organizing the Laotian community in Richmond, California, is a case study in power building.
Civic Engagement
How Police Violence Moves Voters
Police shootings of unarmed individuals increase civic engagement among local Black and Hispanic residents.
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.