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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since 2006, I have partnered with the City of Boston to recruit college students as poll workers through a political science course I teach at Suffolk University on voting rights and election law. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most Americans are steadfast in certain beliefs, especially when it comes to their personal rights: among them, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and freedom of religion — all enshrined in the ...