NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 20, 2025

Where Movement Wins Might Be Possible Despite the long odds, people in civil society do have some means to effect change. “If Tariffs are essentially a consumption tax, and consumption as a share of income tends to fall as incomes rise.”

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation. And it’s more difficult than it sounds.”

Civil Society

The Agitator

MARCH 13, 2018

I can’t remember who said it and thus can’t cite it, but there’s a great quote along the lines of “I know that taxes are the price I pay for civilized society and I am honored to pay them. I also could be just as honored for half as much.”). If the standard deduction is bigger than itemized, fewer people will itemize.

Taxation

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

This is neoliberalism, which is best understood as a politics in which the state acts to support the concentration of wealth among an elite few through its taxation, spending, and regulatory policies. But even absent open dictatorship, US government today is less a democracy than a plutocracy, ruled by the wealthy few.

Public and Social Policy