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Action Is the Antidote: Building Democracy Between Elections

Democracy isn’t decided on Election Day; it’s built between elections. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward ...
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Grassroots Revolution: Building Resilient Nonprofits with Strategies from Political Fundraising

Grassroots donors – those contributing $200 or less – have emerged as a formidable force in American politics. These small donors gave $4 billion to candidates in the 2020 election cycle, an amount ...
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Shared Responsibility for Climate Change: Who Should Fund the Solutions?

Who is responsible for the carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are causing our planet to warm? It is important to know, as only then can the problem be analyzed, and a solution ...
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Oropouche, Drug Resistance, and AI in Outbreak Surveillance

Davidson Hamer, MD is Professor of Global Health and Medicine at the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, co-lead of the climate change and emerging infectious diseases research ...
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Dialogue That Builds: Moving from Toxic Polarization to Proactive Citizen Engagement

Political polarization is rising, yet Americans agree on far more than the outrage cycle suggests. In this conversation, Maury Giles, CEO of Braver Angels, talks with Sandy Kresch, ALI ’21, about how ...
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Elevating Qualitative Data in Impact Performance Reporting

An impact investor reports that they created 1,000 new jobs. But what does this number really mean? The impact investing industry has made great strides when it comes to quantification and ...
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THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION SERIES:

A conversation with John B. King, former Secretary of Education and President and CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden/Harris administration's first 100 days in the education domain. A ...
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From Reimagining Capitalism to Reweaving Ourselves: Leadership for a Sustainable and Caring Future in a World on Fire

Rebecca Henderson is one of 25 University Professors at Harvard, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a fellow of both the British Academy and the American Academy of ...
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Stem the Tsunami of Suffering From Metabolic Disease – Limit Ultra-Processed Foods in Our Food Supply

I am troubled watching an ever-increasing number of my friends, family, and colleagues suffering from debilitating illnesses. My observations are supported by facts: Americans have experienced a ...
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Turning Back the Tide of Authoritarianism: International Lessons for the U.S. Legal Community

American democracy and the rule of law face increasing challenges, and lawyers and judges must play a key role in meeting these challenges. While litigation remains a cornerstone of defending the rule ...
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Book Reviews: Best Books for Kids on Climate Change – Explore, Learn and Make a Difference

A young person between the ages of 8 to 13 will soon be able to vote and most likely will do so over 7 decades. Now is the time to impart the foundations of responsible citizenship and awareness of ...
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The Return on Investments in Climate Resilience and Adaptation

Real estate developers are designing buildings for hurricane and flood resilience. Utilities are hardening grids. Insurers are using climate risk intelligence. Farmers are buying drought resistant ...