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Citizen Chronicles
A program in Alberta, Canada, showcases the way that people with disabilities contribute actively to their communities. Includes magazine extras.
Lean In—Together
Gender pay equity is higher in countries where women's involvement in advocacy and organizing efforts is more robust.
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Going With the “Idea Flow”
An emerging "data-driven" science of human behavior promises to help us understand and solve social problems.
Building Transparency Momentum
A local initiative offers lessons on how to use collaboration, experimentation, and forward-thinking to create a culture of innovation.
Performing Effective Advocacy
An education organization in Pittsburgh transitions from watchdog to community engagement as its mission evolves.
Social Change via the Living Room
Mike de la Rocha, founder of The Living Rooms Across America Tour, talks about the art of cross-sector convening and storytelling to tackle gun violence in the United States.
Healthcare.gov and the Rules of Disengagement
How Healthcare.gov missed an opportunity to truly bend the arc of citizen engagement.
The Call of Violence
In parts of the world, expanding cell-phone coverage brings with it an increase in violent activity.
Beyond Diplomacy
Civil society organizations are dramatically changing how countries bring an end to violent political conflict.