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A Death Penalty Puzzle
Source: The Washington Post
The Murky Evidence for and Against Deterrence Original Source By Cass R. Sunstein and Justin Wolfers Although the Supreme Court banned capital punishment for child rape last week, the justices have made it clear that for homicide, states may inflict the ultimate penalty. Last month,…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic’s Health Equity Champions
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Our grantees have led the way to fairer and better health care around the world. Meet some of them. [caption id="attachment_82595" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] One of the best things about working at The Atlantic Philanthropies is that we have the privilege of supporting extraordinary leaders and…
Resource type: News
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‘Two Countries, No Home’
Source: The New York Times
By Verity OswinEarlier this year, I met a group of young people in Mexico City who call themselves “the other Dreamers,” undocumented young people taken to the United States as children who returned to their birth countries. Some had been deported, while others had voluntarily…
Resource type: News
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Foundations Giving Voice to the Voiceless
Source: Grantmakers In Health
By Kimberley Chin, Programme Executive, The Atlantic PhilanthropiesSound policy can only be effective if it represents the experiences and voices of the people it is trying to benefit. The theme for the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual meeting this year, The Power of Voice, is…
Resource type: News
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Health Reform Implementation in One Map
Source: The Washington Post
By Sarah Kliff Where are we in setting up the health reform law? We are, as you can see below, literally all over the map: (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Even though the Affordable Care Act establishes that every state must have a health exchange…
Resource type: News
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The Latino Age Wave: What Changing Ethnic Demographics Mean for the Future of Aging in the U.S.
Source: Hispanics in Philanthropy
The report examines the rapidly changing demographics, trends, needs and community-based assets available to Latino older adults as well as strategies for addressing gaps in policies and services. Atlantic funded this study, which aims to inspire and empower a variety of stakeholders to take aggressive…
Resource type: Research Report
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Justices Bar Life Terms for Youths Who Haven’t Killed
Source: The New York Times
By Adam Liptak. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles who commit crimes in which no one is killed may not be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Five justices, in an opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy,…
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Donating, With Care
Source: Washington Post
Now More Cautious, Some Are Keeping Philanthropy Closer to Home Donating, With Care Now More Cautious, Some Are Keeping Philanthropy Closer to Home By Kathleen Day Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 19, 2006; F01 Americans give generously, but that charitable spirit recently has been…
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Education Commission of the States/Financial Aid Task Force
$50,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Education Commission of the States/Campus Compact
$1,531,115
Resource type: Grantee