Non-Precinct Voting on the Rise
Baker Institute
Non-precinct voting (either early in person or by mail) has been on the rise over the past 15 years and could become a majority of all voting as Americans place a greater emphasis on convenience.
Hunger Costs America $168 Billion a Year
Center for American Progress
Add up all the costs of hunger — illness, lost productivity, charity and impact on education — and the “hunger bill” for America is $167.5 billion a year. The bill for Virginia is $3.13 billion.
Strengthening Career Pathways for D.C. Youth
Brookings Institution
Too many D.C. youth are quitting their education before completing high school or college degrees. Let’s set a goal for 90% of D.C. youth to earn post-secondary credentials and find work by age 24!
Revitalizing Community Journalism
Aspen Institute
As the distribution of news migrates from a top-down model to a distributed model, the journalism profession needs to reinvent itself. Donate generously to Bacon’s Rebellion. (Nah, they didn’t really say that — but they should have.)
