This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition. Organizers and advocates often set their sights on next-step policies that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of everyday people, but do not necessarily aim to shift the structures or paradigms at the root of…

The Hewlett Foundation has, for well over a decade, supported organizations around the globe that advance ambitious solutions to the climate crisis. The individuals within these institutions are smart, dedicated, effective, and committed to ensuring more voices are part of advocating for policies and practices that lead to a sustainable, healthy, and prosperous future for…

This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition. We are living through multiple crises: a global financial crisis, climate change, and the coronavirus pandemic, not to mention the geopolitical crisis. In each case, we seem to be stuck in a reactive mode, cleaning up messes…

In the U.S. and Canada, First Nations and Tribes are asserting their sovereignty and treaty rights, resulting in improved socioeconomic and ecological outcomes that benefit us all. This includes cultural burning for healthier forests; protecting vital landscapes like Thaidene Nëné, Bristol Bay, and Bears Ears; wildlife reintroductions and management; and dam and culvert removal to…

This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition. In 2017, David Singh Grewal, a Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law, published “Three Theses on the Current Crisis of International Liberalism,” an essay exploring the last 30 years of geopolitics and the neoliberal…

This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition.  We do not have an adequate social safety net in the United States — how could it be otherwise when more than one in 10 Americans lived in poverty in 2020 in the wealthiest country on…

This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition. In “The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back,” authors Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian truly do sketch how consolidation of money and power are reshaping…

This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition.  Neoliberal economic policies, which have been firmly entrenched around the globe for a generation, are under pressure like never before. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vast economic inequities and inequalities that free markets…

Conserving nature for people and wildlife has been an integral part of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s mission since our founding. We prioritize this work of our grantee partners because we know the importance of healthy rivers; sustainable working lands; and accessible, vibrant parks, monuments, and forests in building a bright future for our…

This piece was originally featured in The New Common Sense newsletter from our Economy and Society Initiative. Read more from this edition.  One of the most compelling recent developments in U.S. politics is the increasing recognition among policymakers and advocates that climate policy is deeply interconnected with the struggle for racial justice. The importance of…