Following over a year of research, discussion and exploration into the crisis of an understaffed public sector, the AFT Public Employees Short Staffing Task Force is proud to release their ...

Democracy at Work profiles the women and men engaged in public service - either as volunteers or as government workers. They have a compelling story to tell about how they uphold core democratic ...

Molly Enking: Today I’m speaking with Kevin Elliott, author of the book Democracy for Busy People. Thank you so much for joining us. Kevin Elliott: Thank you for having me. Molly Enking: And so, Kevin ...

Last summer, a profound racial reckoning swept the United States and, to some extent, the world. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans killed by the police, coupled with ...

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate and former Secretary of State John Kerry surprised the audience of SOC 64: “Shaping America’s Future: Exploring the Key Issues on Our Path to the 2024 Elections” during ...

No business thrives where democracy doesn’t.

When I dove into democracy work in 2015 as head of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, many in the field didn’t consider strengthening democracy and civic life a philanthropic priority. They ...

America is a country built on debate, not diktat — but the cultural and social frameworks that facilitate productive discourse are disappearing, warns Sheila Heen ’93, the Thaddeus R. Beal Professor ...