Ode to Representative Democracy: The Power of Factions Still Matters
It is still necessary today to protect against the power of factions; it is vital this critical aspect of American democracy is restored.
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In Defense of Public Education
The discretionary spending bucket is the easiest place for conservatives and liberals to find a palliative for the nation's maxed-out deficit headache.
Knight Foundation CEO on Social Transformation and the Bottom Line
An interview with Alberto Ibargüen, president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The New Abnormal
"The New Abnormal" best describes the current economic and political condition of our nation.
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Creating Infectious Action
Jennifer Lynn Aaker discusses a repeatable method that we can follow to get people to take action, but perhaps even more important, to influence people to get others to take action as well.
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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.