Keeping Children Safely With, Not From, Their Families—Foster Care, Transformed
According to Children's Rights, more than 672,000 children spent time in foster care in 2019, and on any given day, more than 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in
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India’s Youth Are Breaking The Forced Sex Trade Cycle- Here’s How
India is home to over 900,000 sex workers, with rampant sex trafficking of minors. The laws that aim to prevent trafficking and sex work do little to protect sex workers
What This Pioneering High School For Transgender Students In Argentina Can Teach Us All
Mocha Celis graduating class in Buenos Aires, with creator Francisco Quiñones Cuartas at front ... [+] center. Mocha Celis How can educators, companies, and communities
Shaping Our Digital Public Spaces —And Why Democracy Depends On It
The impact of Big Tech on democracy has never been more apparent and regulators are starting to take heed. In the last few months, the European Union passed two of
As Housing Costs Soar, A Revolution In Affordable Homes
Homes of the future: 22 million Americans live in factory-built homes, an increasing number of them ... [+] energy-efficient with quality construction. Next Step Network America’s
How Strengthening Democracy Begins With Better Local News
Darryl Holliday City Bureau How can we make local news into invaluable civic infrastructure? News that’s really a public good? Darryl Holliday is a journalist, participatory-media
The Leading Edge: What Inuit Can Teach Us About Climate Monitoring And Adaptation
Joel Heath, creator of SIKU: The Indigenous Knowledge Social Network Arctic Eider Society How can we all get smarter about monitoring climate change in our communities?
In The Happiest Place On Earth, A Revolution In Mental Health Care
Mental health crises are making headlines across the world. And even pre-Covid, in 2017, the WHO recorded a 13 percent jump in mental health conditions and substance use disorders compared
From Coal To Clean Energy: Welcome To The New Appalachian Economy
In the heart of coal country Appalachia, a new cross-sector coalition is positioned to lead the region, and perhaps even the country, in the transition to green energy. A potential
How Women Farmers Feed The World
Now that the science about climate change is undeniable, the conversation is finally shifting to how we transition towards more regenerative living. Food is at the center of it all.
The Myth Of Financial Literacy—And Why Wealth Justice Is A Better Goal
Chloe McKenzie BlackFem Chloe McKenzie is introducing the concept of “wealth justice” as a way to put into context generations of financial trauma resulting from
Open Prisons Work – Lessons From India
In 1954, a few years after India gained its independence, the governor of the western Indian state of Rajasthan and other freedom fighters who had spent time behind bars during
How To Fix The Drug Pricing Crisis—And The Patent Problem Fueling It
Drug prices are increasingly out of reach for millions, but there is gathering momentum to ... [+] course-correct, says Priti Krishtel. Pixabay/Pexels Millions of Americans
Uplifting Black Fathers In America
Nearly 20 million kids in the US are growing up without a relationship with their fathers, which is strongly correlated to these kids experiencing a range of lifelong adversities from
The Rise Of Climate Cases: How 58,000 People Took The Belgian Government To Court
In June 2021, Brussel’s court of first instance found that the Belgian authorities’ failure to prevent the "detrimental" effects of climate change was in violation of its civil and human