Energy and the Environment, Not the Olympics, Are the Real Tests for Brazil
Eve Bratman explains why the loss felt by Brazilians from the Rio Games will be greater than that experienced by any athlete.
Feed the Future Gets a Lift From Congress
The Obama administration’s big initiative to improve agricultural productivity gets its funding, but more challenges await.
Hacking America
Negin Parsee and Chris Ryder articulate how an unchecked amendment could threaten Americans’ privacy and security.
Learning the American Dream in Translation
Mario Koran explains how he learned he was Mexican—and how poor policies and prejudice are hurting English learners.
Linking Savings to Youth Development: What Matters?
This blog highlights the three characteristics most associated with positive or negative outcomes on a range of dimensions.
Pre-K Attendance is a Strong Indicator of Future Success
Two new reports from the Urban Institute highlight the importance of pre-k attendance and what schools are doing to curb absenteeism
Statement on Spectrum Frontiers Order
Today, the FCC voted to adopt the Spectrum Frontiers Order, allocating more than 3,000 megahertz of very high-frequency spectrum.
Summer Reading: Blurring Fact and Fiction
The Army of the Future
Theory of Change or Civic Dumpster Diving?
What if foundations moved from grand theory to on the ground practice? Clara Miller tells her story.