Bureaucrats are keen to ensure that their interests are secured and protected in the laws and regulations. They seem to make efforts to insulate public concern and interests from prying into the ...

Traditional philanthropy has a problem. The top-down, hierarchical power structure often undercuts efforts to make lasting change. In fact, the system itself can mirror the very conditions that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tens of thousands of Chicagoans cannot vote in local elections due to their immigration status. The overwhelming majority are from Latin America. Still, there is a way for some ...

Residents of District 7, which covers Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, and Hamilton Heights, are joining New York City’s annual participatory budgeting process, through which ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The largest state economy in the United States wants to make ...

After years of pushing the city of Milwaukee to establish a participatory budgeting process, the African American Roundtable will launch its own. AART will invest $40,000 to create a community-led ...

Students in several Queens Neighborhoods will soon get the opportunity to decide how more than two million dollars will be used in their schools. Concilmember Elizabeth Crowley whose district includes ...

When I look at the gorgeous libraries in the annual Library Design Showcase, I always wonder what happened behind the scenes that led to a particular design. I’m especially curious how designers ...