Social Determinants of Health: Success starts with communities, not healthcare workers

February 28, 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened focus on health inequity in the United States and laid bare the multitude of factors that contribute to health disparities. While much of the...

Overcoming Polarization through Education and Engagement

February 28, 2022

Political polarization has been on the rise for decades and it’s limiting our ability to address some of the vexing problems of our time. Differences of opinion on policy issues...

A Look Back: LBJ on Local Leadership, Supreme Court Appointments and Other Topics

February 28, 2022

“When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.” –President Lyndon B. Johnson. LBJ was not only...

Winter 2022 Issue of National Civic Review

February 8, 2022

In the Winter Edition of the National Civic Review, authors provide new insights on local efforts to address some of the most pressing issues of 2022, including innovative approaches to...

“The most important political office is that of the private citizen.” -Louis D. Brandeis

February 1, 2022

As our nation prepares to consider the nomination of a Supreme Court justice, I spent some time reviewing some of the views of one of the League’s founders, Justice Louis...

The Pforzheimer Family and Fellowship Program: A Legacy of Service

January 28, 2022

Seldom has one family been as strong a force for democracy across three generations as the Pforzheimer family of New York. A long-time supporter of the League, the Pforzheimer family...

“Enhancing the Equity and Inclusiveness of Age-friendly Initiatives” Receives Funding from NextFifty Initiative

January 28, 2022

The National Civic League’s program, “Enhancing the Equity and Inclusiveness of Age-friendly Initiatives”, has received an additional round of funding from NextFifty Initiative, a Colorado-based foundation that supports efforts to...

The National Day of Racial Healing’s Call for Action: Trading the ‘Racial Zero-Sum’ for the ‘Solidarity Dividend’

January 27, 2022

On January 18 the W.K. Kellogg Foundation hosted the sixth annual National Day of Racial Healing, a virtual event organized to uplift personal and communal narratives, celebrate community, and promote...

Assessing Atlanta’s Neighborhood-Based Planning System

January 27, 2022

Empowering neighborhood groups and de-centralized planning structures is one strategy that cities use to promote equitable civic engagement. But how effective are these structures? Critics often point out that neighborhood...

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