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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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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor. Many pieces of the old stories—like the virtue of hard work—have essential moral and ethical value. Marginalized communities gain power over economic and social policy only when corporate influence is diminished and white supremacy is derailed.

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The Challenge to Power

NonProfit Quarterly

5 As they did, many became politicized; so, they began pushing for economic and social policies that would end discrimination and redistribute resources to the masses at home and abroad. Baker eventually fell out of favor and left the organization, but the resistance she encountered at the organization persisted into the next decade.

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Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

NonProfit Quarterly

How can recognizing shared insecurity spur social change and create a strategy to redefine security? AT: To redefine security, we need to cultivate an ethic of vulnerability. Or do we want to live in a world where risks are managed collectively, through social policy and mitigation, through preventing harms before they happen?