Driven by a confluence of powerful secular trends, Americans’ trust in civil society has declined to alarming levels. Without addressing these trends and reversing the loss of trust, the ideal of ...

For years intellectuals have wrung their hands about how to sustain a vast, vigorous civil society in an increasingly diverse nation. But today, millions of people—activists of color, youth, and women ...

Luke Sinwell works for the University of Johannesburg. He has previously received funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF). Behind the talk of fighting inequality at the group of 20 most ...

Since President Trump released executive order 14169, “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” on inauguration day and the Department of State released guidance putting a freeze on ...

From girls in rural Afghanistan, to children in immigration detention on the US-Mexico border, to grandmothers fleeing war in Sri Lanka, throughout my career working on children’s rights, I’ve heard ...

Autocrats desire a more autocratic world. A lack of transparency opens the door for greater corruption and kleptocracy and normalizes human rights violations. It also creates new international norms, ...