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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

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Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

NonProfit Quarterly

This strategy, embodied by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in the late 1970s, manufactured insecurity at an even greater rate by attacking unions, undermining welfare policies, and defunding social services. How can recognizing shared insecurity spur social change and create a strategy to redefine security?

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The Challenge to Power

NonProfit Quarterly

Structural racism “identifies dimensions of our history and culture that have allowed privileges associated with ‘whiteness’ and disadvantages associated with ‘color’ to endure and adapt over time.” The Aspen Institute’s definition of the term is instructive here. 1 The structure of labor is one such “dimension of our history.”

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Organizers who have long relied on agitation and confrontation to hold institutions accountable may need to develop new skills and new allies to shift both culture and capacity. Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor. Funders have an equally important role to play in building governing power.