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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

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Whose Capital? Our Capital! The Power of Workers’ Pensions for the Common Good

NonProfit Quarterly

Imagine your outrage if you were a public school teacher and your pension fund invested in a company that supported and lobbied for vouchers and charter schools. Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Pension Funds: Whose Capital? Our Capital!

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How States Can Link Up to Support Human Rights

NonProfit Quarterly

The incoming Trump administration also aims to limit federal agency power regarding social welfare. Meanwhile, Project 2025 with clear links between Trump and several Trump appointees who participated in its developmentdetails how to dismantle much of the federal social welfare infrastructure. Project 2025 is not a scattershot effort.