Is Blockchain for Land Succumbing to ‘Pilot-itis’?
Tim Robustelli wrote for PLACE about what's kept some blockchain-for-land pilots from scaling.
Economic Security
Revisiting the Redistricting Revolution
Ahead of the 2020 census and the nationwide 2021 redistricting, there's a trend that we'd be wise to revisit: independent redistricting.
One Person Plus Lots of Money Equals…Many Votes?
Puerto Rico’s Reconstruction Will Be Costly. Documenting Residents’ Property Doesn’t Have To Be.
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for the Miami Herald about a quick, less expensive way for Puerto Ricans to prove home ownership.
It’s 2019. How Can You Prove That This Land Is Your Land?
Two billion people around the world believe that they'll lose their home or land. How can that be—and what to do about it?
Welcome to 2019
Despite huge tech advances, a quarter of the world lacks the right to property. How can that be?
New America CA Fellows Generated Impact (and Hope) in 2018
Reflecting on the achievements of the CA Fellows in 2018.
Between a Rock and a Gentrified Place
It's hard to correct for gentrification once it's happened—which is why Denver is protecting areas that have only started to gentrify.
How Does a Town With 37 Languages Prepare for Emergencies?
While Oklahomans have more access to weather information than ever, communicating threats is hard in a town with more than 30 languages.
Towards a Deliberate Practice of Public Interest Tech
The most important thing about designing a network is to be intentional about that design.
Citizenship Begins at the Library
A program in Denver is transforming the city's libraries into classrooms for green-card holders studying to become U.S. citizens.
How Did North Dakota Become the Crown Jewel of the Internet in the Midwest?
The answer lies in the Great Recession and co-ops.
Emergency Preparedness for Prisons Isn’t Just Sandbags and Non-perishables
By changing laws after Hurricane Katrina so that fewer people end up in jail, New Orleans did something arguably better than evacuating.