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How Is That Noble Experiment with Popular Sovereignty Going?
Maybe it’s time to really select our president without regard to state—by a direct vote of the sovereign people.…
Democracy—An UnMoveable Feast
Time has demonstrated democracy’s resistance to failure and defeat. When real, when understood and when defended—democracy is unmoveable.…
City Actions to Address Racism and Excessive Use of Police Force
While police abusive treatment has highlighted racial inequality, much more extensive systematic change must be made to erase discrimination. There will need to be a rigorous program of community engagement…
Rural and LGBTQ Essential Problems Encountered During the COVID-19 Crisis
One of the most substantial policy feats accomplished during the pandemic was found in the CARES Act, which unfortunately did little for the neediest in many rural and less developed…
The Need to Go Beyond Incrementalism: Go Big or Go Home
Humanity today is facing one of those moments at the global scale with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic when transformative action is not only necessary, but also the only option for…
Police Response to Homelessness: A Partnership for Comprehensive Compassion
The Rialto Police Department created a partnership of four organizations to address issues for homeless individuals. As a team, these groups identify strategies to assist individuals who are homeless, while…
Managing Festering Sores, Identity and Free Speech in America’s Workforce
It will take more than a new administration or one individual to abate the current use of violent extremism in the country. Remedy involves a national effort on the part…
Undoing SDGs Progress? The Impact of COVID-19 on Africa
The economic fallout from COVID-19 will have ripple effect on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now…
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Financial Impacts on Small Cities
Emerging data suggests that neither small nor large cities are shielded from the economic impacts of COVID-19.…
“Build Back Better” Requires Going Beyond Hard Infrastructure
The COVID-19 crisis appears to reveal a number of vulnerabilities in the vital “soft” components of America’s infrastructure such as adaptive planning, skills training and access equality.…
Heroism and COVID-19: Examining the Idea of “Deservedness” in Vaccine Distribution
We would like to focus on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, taking a closer look at the concept of deservedness as it pertains to local governance and beneficiaries of public programs.…
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