August 20, 2009 We’ve gotten our first official reaction from the judiciary, in the form of a statement on the New Mexico Bankruptcy court’s website. It contains two important points about the PACER terms of use, and a misleading statement about privacy that we want to correct. First, the good news: the court acknowledges the point we’ve made...
First Nations Announces Commitment to Continue Ecological Stewardship Work LONGMONT, Colo. (Sept. 30, 2019) –First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) today announced plans to continue its ongoing work to catalyze Tribal initiatives in the Northern Great Plains to steward Tribal grassland regions and other natural resources in keeping with cultural traditions, while...
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the culture and make safety its priority. Allowing unimaginable levels...
As we close out the 2020 election, the As The South Votes team reflects on their own political journeys—as journalists, and as active agents of change in democracy. Folks talk a lot about the American dream, what it means to be an American or have “real” American values, but those conversations are so often framed by the narrow considerations we’re...
National Academy of Public Administration Releases Statement on its Commitment to Eliminating Racism in Government Post Date: July 14, 2020 “We stand resolved to help eliminate systemic racism, unconscious bias, and every form of discrimination in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy in the United States.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Academy of...
Announcement on collective action comes as First Book study reveals significant academic benefits of diverse books NEW YORK (September 19, 2023) – At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2023 meeting today, the Diverse Books for All Coalition presented an urgent plan designed to ensure that our increasingly diverse population of children have access to books in which...