“When people use their private resources to try to attain some type of public influence in a democratic society, that deserves civic scrutiny, not gratitude,” notes Robert Reich, codirector of Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, in a wide-ranging podcast intervie … | Continue reading
Ownership is often seen as a simple matter of possession. But the rights of ownership are not fixed. Achieving social and economic justice is not just a matter of changing who owns assets; it requires changing what ownership means. NPQ will be exploring these issues in more d … | Continue reading
As public place-based institutions grow increasingly rare, rural libraries play a critical role. | Continue reading
While demographers “warn” of the impending loss of white as majority, we should take a closer look at what it means to “be minor.” | Continue reading
Today, the movement for universal Pre-K is highly prominent. But the movement did not appear overnight. Rather, it involved a decades-long effort that combined deep scientific research on brain development with communications and advocacy work. | Continue reading
Men and women incarcerated in US prisons across 17 states launched a 20-day strike yesterday and issued demands for humane conditions and basic political rights. | Continue reading
Nonprofits often act to mend problems within a given system, but what if the system as a whole is decaying? The role of nonprofits is likely to become different than what we have been used to. To preserve our values, we need to enter the fray and re-embed the market in society by … | Continue reading
Are effective altruists doing their part to effectively suppress giving? | Continue reading