Our progress updates bring you the news filtered through a results-focused lens. We ask: Has the event, action, or utterance changed anything? In particular, has it contributed tangibly to resolving any of the problems that we focus on here? Our reports demonstrate progress towards a solution – or regrettably, a regression from possible resolution. If our editors do not agree that the event, action, or utterance has moved the needle of progress one way or the other, then it won’t be reported here.
Direct Cash Payments Inject More Trust into Philanthropy
Unrestricted direct cash payments place trust in recipients and provide a faster, less burdensome path to providing aid.
Climate Change Status Report 01.26.2021
As President Biden seeks to repair a divided nation, market forces and the pandemic economy may be aligned to create opportunity for his climate agenda.
California Passes Prop 17, Restoring Voting Rights to Parolees
Estimates suggest that Prop 17, which amends the California state constitution, will restore voting rights for 50,000 eligible parolees.
2020 Ballot Initiatives Strengthen Elections
Americans demonstrated their democratic resolve in this year’s elections, supporting electoral changes that promise more choice, more competitive races, more inclusion, and more direct say in who represents them.
Energy Market, State and Local Governments Reduce Emissions
In the past four years, changing markets and state and local government policy have helped reduce carbon emissions despite Trump's promise to bring back coal.
Georgia Organizers Raise Bar in Battle Against Voter Suppression
Fair Fight, New Georgia Project, Black Voters Matter, and others worked overtime to increase access for marginalized voters in the 2020 general election.
Tennessee Law Lifts Telemedicine Restrictions for Duration of Pandemic
Tennessee passes law to expand telemedicine coverage until April 2022 in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
Chattanooga Nonprofit Cuts Household Costs, Carbon Emissions With Utility Program
Utility efficiency initiatives may not be the best bang-for-your-buck climate solution. But they advance equity in the bargain.
Pro Athletes Speak Up for Social Justice, Voting Rights
Professional athletes use their celebrity and wealth to push for social change and encourage fans to vote in response to police violence against Black citizens.
Georgia Voters, Organizations Fight for Functional Election
In a state with a legacy of voter suppression, dysfunctional primaries alarmed voting rights advocates. Here’s how they’re working to ensure a better general election.
Florida, Texas Latest to Propose Anti-Protest Legislation
Florida and Texas governors magnify disturbances at mostly peaceful protests to propose harsh anti-protest legislation that could strip protesters of their right to vote.
Tennessee Law Could Disenfranchise Protestors
A new Tennessee law makes camping on state property, among other protest-related offenses, a felony. In Tennessee, people convicted of felonies lose the right to vote.
