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Every so often a story serves as a wake-up call that something is very wrong with the way the United States government deals with things. So it was with Saturday’s New York Times article about the actions of federal immigration agents last month in Ohio…

Some weeks after the U.S. Senate failed to muster the necessary votes to deal with America’s immigration challenges, a clearer picture is emerging of what happened and what needs to happen next. Atlantic has supported The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and a number of…

On 26 February 2011 at Howard University in Washington DC, over 350 youth from across the country convened at the “Voices in Action: National Youth Summit” to help the United States’ Department of Education shape its strategies to achieve President Obama’s goal of having the…

Last week was a dramatic one, on both sides of the Atlantic, in the battle to preserve fundamental human rights against the recent disturbing tendencies of two of the world’s leading democracies to invoke fear of terrorism to claim extraordinary and excessive powers. In the…

With important social justice movements around the nation gaining momentum, committed advocacy and voter engagement is critical. To continue Atlantic's support for policy change in the United States beyond our limited life, Atlantic has established a new, independent Washington, D.C.-based organization, the Civic Participation Action Fund…

Stephen McConnell, Atlantic’s former U.S. Country Director, discusses the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), a new, independent Washington, D.C.-based organization established with Atlantic's support. With important social justice movements around the nation gaining momentum, committed advocacy and voter engagement is critical. McConnell describes how the organization…

It is too early to know whether the current wave of school reforms in the United States will lead to lasting improvements in student achievement. But it is not too early to note that many of these reforms have a troubling consequence: a doubling-down on…

by Karin Brulliard and Colum Lynch Kumi Naidoo joined the struggle against apartheid as a teenager, signing up with a movement that fought for human rights, delivered democracy to South Africa and now governs the country. Last week, he began a hunger strike to pressure…

International Human Rights Day on 10 December marks the 63rd year of global recognition of our basic human equality and the continuous struggle to gain basic human rights for all individuals. Reconciliation & Human Rights made up the largest portion of Atlantic's 2010 grantmaking programmes — funding…

The Huffington Post's list of the most memorable immigration reform moments from last year featured efforts by several grantees, including United We Dream and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. Grantees the National Council of La Raza, America's Voice and the National Immigrant Justice Center were…