Thomas Rid is professor of strategic studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, and a grantee of the Hewlett Foundation’s Cyber Initiative. His new book Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare has received glowing reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, including from the Washington…
This is the fourth in a series about inspiring conservation stewards by Michael A. Estrada. Read the first interview with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition’s Carleton Bowekaty, the second interview with Idaho Wildlife Federation sportswoman Becca Aceto, and the third interview with Hispanic Access Foundation’s Chela Garcia Irlando. With a 70-pound pack in tow and a…
The Hewlett Foundation has been supporting locally led conservation work to protect the Boreal forest in Canada for nearly a decade. The Resources Legacy Fund, a Hewlett partner, manages that grantmaking program, the International Boreal Conservation Campaign, with the goal of identifying and supporting local Indigenous leadership for conservation solutions. Valérie Courtois, member of the…
This is the third in a series of profiles of inspiring conservation stewards by Michael A. Estrada. Read the first interview with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition’s Carleton Bowekaty and the second interview with sportswoman Becca Aceto. On a warm Thursday in July, Chela Garcia Irlando arrived at the Bluff Lake Nature Center in Denver, Colorado.…
This is the second in a series of profiles of inspiring conservation stewards by Michael A. Estrada. Read the first interview with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition’s Carleton Bowekaty. Becca Aceto is a hunter, angler, conservationist, storyteller, and all-around public lands steward living in Boise, Idaho. At 28, she’s working to conserve the wildlife and public…
As a child, Carleton Bowekaty was a ferociously curious reader. At 20, on summer break from New Mexico State University, he led talks as an interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park. Nearly a decade later, Bowekaty returned home a decorated veteran, honorably discharged as a sergeant in the U.S Army after three tours in…
The Special Counsel’s long-awaited report on Russian election interference confirms that a central feature of Russia’s influence campaign was widespread dissemination of divisive political content online, including digital ads that explicitly supported or attacked presidential candidates. Unsurprisingly, Russia did not disclose its political ad spending to federal regulators or the American public. Instead, Russia exploited…
On Monday, the government of Rwanda hosted a group of environmental experts, philanthropists, business leaders, and government representatives to mark the adoption of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Sixty-seven countries ratified the amendment—named after the place of its adoption, Kigali, Rwanda—to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, chemicals used…
Commissioning a new work of art requires a leap of faith and a healthy imagination—from both the artists bringing something new into the world, and those supporting it. For our Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions, we asked local nonprofits to partner with world-class artists on new work that will inspire, engage, and challenge audiences when it…
When the 116th Congress was sworn in earlier this month, it included a record 26 millennial representatives according to Pew Research Center’s definition, which includes members born between 1981 and 1996. This is almost five times the number of millennial representatives in the House in the last Congress. Steven Olikara is the founder and president…