pandemic

How to Cover Vaccine Hesitancy

With vaccine supply increasing, American newsrooms will be tested as the narrative moves from who can’t get the shot to who won’t get the shot. Ordinary journalistic practices can unintentionally exacerbate the public health crisis by amplifying the very mis- and disinformation it seeks to counter. Drawing on input from experts and journalists, Vivian Schiller of Aspen Digital extracted lessons whose seeming simplicity gives way to massive complications.

March 5, 2021

Job Quality Can’t Wait: An Introduction to the Job Quality Tools Library

Maureen Conway and Jenny Weissbourd introduce the Job Quality Tools Library, including tools and approaches you can put to work immediately.

February 18, 2021
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What We’ve Learned From a Year Spent Fighting COVID-19

A public health expert takes a hard look at where we’ve failed and how we can do better next time.

February 10, 2021
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Redesign Required: Four Ideas for Reimagining Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era

For more towns and communities across America to share in the benefits of recovery and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the modern economy to thrive, we must revamp federal rural policy.

February 2, 2021

20 Issues and Ideas That Deserved More Attention in 2020

As we look ahead to the new year, we are shining a light on problems and offering solutions for a better future for all.

December 22, 2020

How COVID-19 in 2020 Could Impact the Future of Sports

What innovations and/or disruptions to sports during Covid-19 will become permanent after the pandemic?

December 22, 2020
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Why Crisis Response Efforts Need Religious Literacy

The pandemic has revealed the importance of government agencies partnering with faith organizations on the frontlines.

December 2, 2020

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

November 30, 2020

Workers’ Coop Stitches Strong Social Fabric: Opportunity Threads Innovates in Changing Their Region and Industry

How can employers’ policies and practices push up business value, boost job quality for workers, and advance broader social impacts?

November 17, 2020