Electability Bias Against Female Candidates
Even voters who favor female candidates may withhold support because of worries about their ability to win.
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Bridging Partisan Divides
Mónica Guzmán’s I Never Thought of It That Way offers lessons for managing the contentious conversations of our increasingly polarized society.
The Teddy Bear Bus
Children fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine are gifted a plush toy from volunteers when they arrive in Hungary.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Legislating for Climate Justice Starts With Listening
Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act shows that transformative policymaking is dependent on a genuinely inclusive process.
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The Curb-Cut Effect
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
Stop Raising Awareness Already
It’s time for activists and organizations to adopt a more strategic approach to public interest communications.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.