Social Services

The Hidden Logic of Gun Violence

By Daniela Blei

Men at high risk of violence interpret situations in ways that justify their violent response. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help.

Economic Development

A Model for Restoring the Rust Belt

By Kyle Coward

Deindustrialization hit Chicago's south suburbs hard. Can the Southland Development Authority breathe new life into the area and promote a template for reviving regions?

Economic Development

Closing the Rental Wealth Gap

By Katie Deal

For nearly a century, US policy prioritized homeownership to build middle-class wealth—leaving many renters behind. But innovative new renter-wealth models are enabling renters to access the American dream.

Philanthropy & Funding

The Charitable Deduction and Its Discontents

By Philip DeMuth

Due to regulatory complexity, the charitable deduction has become a mirage. Only through careful planning can donors optimize their giving.

Education

Building a Learning Society

By Mitchell L. Stevens & João M. Souto-Maior

School-based models for developing talent won't provide the skillful, resilient people every society will need going forward. We need to build civic architecture for recognizing learning whenever and wherever it occurs: at home, at play, in community, and especially at work.

Advocacy

Stopping the Detention Machine

Reviewed By Eamon Whalen

John Washington’s How to Close a Camp explores the contemporary growth of immigrant detainment facilities under the Trump administration but argues that entrenched political failures are what makes them possible and what must be addressed.

Fall 2026