Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 6, 2023

By Paul Cann Current global estimates suggest that 1 in 4 older adults experience social isolation, and 5 to 15 percent of adolescents experience loneliness. Weak social connections cause a higher risk of early death; these are also linked to anxiety, depression, suicide, dementia, and the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Conway of Caltech, titled The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market , examines the role of corporate propaganda. It’s about shrinking the state—or its social programs, at least rhetorically. These policies have real-world effects. Another, by Naomi Oreskes of Harvard and Erik M.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Much of this struggle takes place outside government, but the role of the state is important. For one, the public sector is a large part of the economy. Government also sets the terms for what might be called a social contract —that is, the unofficial economic bargain between the state and its citizens.

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