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Beirut Madinati has set its sights on Lebanon national politics

Thanassis Cambanis

July 19, 2016 |

Ya Libnan |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

Arab governments have expended a lot of energy keeping politics of any stripe out of the public sphere. With a few hundred volunteers and hardly any money, an upstart campaign called Beirut Madinati — “Beirut Is My City” — is challenging the status quo, displaying the kind of savvy civic politics promised by the Arab Spring.

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Ugly Is the New Look for Cigarette Packs

Tina Rosenberg

July 05, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

During the twentieth century, imagery on cigarette packs communicated that smoking was cool and young, and it encouraged young people, as well as adults, to smoke. In 2012, Australia started “unbranding the pack,” which standardized cigarettes without a brand and showed the physically gruesome effects of smoking with health factoids on the packaging. Since then, the World Health Organization has recommended this new kind of packaging and the idea has spread to other countries to scale the success.

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The people trying to save democracy from itself

Patrick Chalmers

July 02, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Low voter turnouts, populists offering half-truths, corporate interests, and the blurring of facts in the media are signs that democracy around the world is in turmoil. Internationally, citizens have assembled different programs and initiatives that arm ordinary people with information about policy and their elected officials, as well as distinctive ways to reform the electoral system.

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For Nonprofits Tackling Poverty, Collaboration Remains Important Hurdle

Kavitha Cardoza

June 30, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

Padua Project is an innovative program that has a goal of getting poor people out of poverty in three years with a job, three months’ savings and off government assistance. Its unusual success involved a collaboration with other social services organizations. Overcoming the big challenge of this collaboration is an important learning tool to scale similar initiatives.

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Fast, inexpensive street changes that get big results

Jim Saksa

June 24, 2016 |

WHYY |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, many cities face challenges in implementing Complete Street policies to improve street and transportation safety in urban cores. The cities and organizations that have done this successfully offer ideas to others about how they can use creative financing and piloting to overcome barriers and enforce the policy.

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What could actually work to fix gun violence in America – and what doesn't

Lois Beckett

June 23, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In the wake of high-profile shootings, proposals such as banning assault weapons gain momentum. But there are solutions few national politicians are looking at that take a very different tack.

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Welcome to Welfare Utopia

Alana Semuels

May 31, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

States deal with poverty and employment differently, depending on their state legislature and, historically, their racial composition. Oregon is a predominantly white state with some of the most generous welfare and employment programs available in the union. Giving states the option of flexibility with their anti-poverty programs can cause some to reduce their safety nets, but Oregon serves as a model for bipartisan cooperation on generous welfare and employment reforms.

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Could Baltimore hold the key to solving Cleveland's violence problem?

Leila Atassi

May 18, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cure Violence is a the national non-profit organization that for 16 years has helped multiple cities adopt strategies for violence prevention that mirror those used in disease control. Programs employ trained “violence interrupters” and outreach workers to identify and mediate potentially deadly conflicts, maintaining relationships with those involved to ensure the conflict does not reignite. Cleveland hopes that replicating the model will help reduce local violence and crime.

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Simple initiatives may curtail alcohol use

Lindsey Anderson

May 17, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In an attempt to curb risky alcohol use and its consequences, advocates and researchers are launching two initiatives in El Paso – one to get people to reconsider their drinking habits, and another to reduce underage drinking at parties.

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Bail made fair in the District of Columbia

Sara Dorn

May 16, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In Washington, D.C., defendants appear in court within 24 hours of their arrest and many are freed from jail without having to make bail. The process is efficient, relying on a coordinated system of risk assessment and supervision that saves money and supports defendants’ right to timely due process.

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