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Changes made to comply with executive orders could interfere with the mission of a program that has historically helped some of the people who most need a hand.
Despite funding cuts, political scapegoating and internal tensions, thousands of volunteers came together in the 1980s to provide care to a stigmatized community.
Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.
The independent federal agency had been facilitating the work of approximately 200,000 volunteers a year, deploying them across the country through partnerships with thousands of nonprofits.
Money raised through foundation grants can be larger and more predictable than advertising revenue, but it often comes with strings attached.
The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.
The IRS would need to conduct an audit first. And presidents aren’t allowed to make the IRS do that.
The precursors of today’s public media programs consisted of professors giving lectures about history and finance.
Frequent moves and long deployments can lead to trouble at home.
Former Vogue editor Diana Vreeland transformed what was once a stuffy, high society fundraiser into a global media bonanza.
Since 1971, the US has led the world in funding cancer research and developing new treatments that have driven down death rates. This may soon no longer be the case.
Donor-imposed restrictions keep colleges and universities from freely determining how and when to spend a large share of their endowment funds.
Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.
A study of about 1 million girls in Indonesia suggests government programs can be effective in reducing the number of child brides.
While Iowa is a big food producer, many people in the state need help getting enough to eat.
Before the Nazis, German universities were among the best in the world. Step by step, the universities gave up their independence until they were instruments of the state.
The president has followed in the footsteps of Louis XIV of France and the czars of Russia, who operated national theaters as extensions of monarchical power.
The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its darker chapters.
It often brings an instant boost in mood − along with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.



















