Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... and employers, this is an embarrassment. The United States has spent far too long languishing at the bottom of ...
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Opinion: Congestion Pricing Won't Solve New York's Transportation Woes
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent vague interest in congestion pricing as a solution to problems at the MTA may give new life to one of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s key policy goals, but absent transportation improvements officials could be making...
A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... began giving solely to nonprofit groups in the United States — no mosques, no overseas charities. Today, Pillars ...
Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... than 1,500 businesses and investors, as well as nine U.S. states , more than 200 cities and counties and more than 300 ...
Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May Be The New Normal
Release Date:
09/07/2017
For many scientists they are a worrying sign of a “new normal” in which extreme weather events become more intense as a result of manmade climate change.
Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, shared his vision for the New York-based foundation’s future, which includes the use of science and technology for inclusive growth and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public-...
Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job
Release Date:
09/11/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration quietly announced a policy reversal: In the coming year, schools will once again be forced to hire teachers that no other school has wanted to hire.
Federal Judge Urges Trump Administration to Push Back DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... undocumented immigrants to apply to stay in the United States under an Obama-era program that the White House ...
J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million
Release Date:
09/18/2017
It started as a relatively modest (well, relative to where it ended up) organizing of a charitable endeavor, born partially out of a kind heart and partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there to help in person. And in the end, it can be...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... others were among those who sought to preserve the United States ’ role in the landmark Paris agreement ratified by ...
Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... 21 of the foremost neuroscience laboratories in the United States and Europe into a giant collaboration that will ...
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that establishes an Office of Nightlife and a Nightlife Advisory Board. Joined on stage by punk icon Marky Ramone and the prolific jazz artist Ron Carter, and surrounded by a packed crowd of club...
Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist
Release Date:
09/25/2017
A tool to help predict whether someone who’s been arrested will reoffend does not factor in race. But it could consider convictions.
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.
Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Some recent op-eds and statements have claimed that the only opponents of Intro 1447-C are developers or “real estate industry forces.” I am against Intro 1447-C because I know that it could take away job opportunities from black and brown...
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...
New York Landlord Fined $500,000 in Tenant Harassment Probe
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A New York City landlord will have to pay $500,000 and address a number of building violations as part of a settlement over alleged harassment of tenants, officials said.
Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... four-day nationwide operation targeting cities that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement said give ...
Opinion: Take a Resistance Break
Release Date:
10/04/2017
When our social fabric and civil society itself are fraying, all of us should be asking ourselves how we can transform our lifelong skills into the protection of our most fundamental values, and each other.