Health
Raising Opioid Addicts from the Dead
North Carolina’s Project Lazarus has brought harm-reduction principles to Appalachia to address the opioid addiction crisis.
Tag: Donald Trump
Civic Engagement
Year of the Woman
From the Women’s March to #MeToo, women have risen up to change politics and society.
Economic Development
The Art of the Development Deal
The Trump administration can use foreign aid to further American interests and improve the lives of people around the world.
Government
Government as Government, not Business
While innovating in government is critical, we also need shared norms and democratic values.
Civic Engagement
Can We Sustain It?
How to transform the fervor of political resistance into a new era of civic engagement.
Organizational Development
Winning the Internet
How nonprofits can use the same tactics that helped Trump win the US presidency for outsized social impact.
Human Rights
Changing the False Narrative That Conflates Gun Violence and Mental Illness
Gilroy. El Paso. Dayton. Another spate of shootings in the United States spurs more conversations about the causes and contexts of gun-fueled murders. President Trump points to mental illness, an argument that many people have challenged, including SSIR author Kevin T. Kirkpatrick in this May 2017 article.
Civic Engagement
Protecting Our Civil Liberties
The ACLU spent the last decade strengthening its state affiliates, just in time to battle the Trump Administration’s reactionary policies.
Foundations
Systems Change in a Polarized Country
A growing number of US foundations are adopting practices based on systems change to achieve their goals in the current political environment.