Seven Global Conflicts to Watch in 2023 | Emerging Global Order ...
Feb 8, 2023 · The most likely conflicts to occur in 2023, according to a recent survey of foreign policy experts, include China aggression toward Taiwan; an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine; growing civil unrest in Russia; a security crisis triggered by North Korea’s development and testing of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles; military confrontation between Israel and Iran over Iran ...
Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny | Carnegie Reporter Winter …
Dec 23, 2022 · Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked.
How Do Dictatorships Survive in the 21st Century?
Dec 6, 2022 · Before the twentieth century, no states were fully democratic. Even those that held free and fair elections denied most women the vote. Only five countries had universal male suffrage in 1900 — and not the United States, where African Americans were disenfranchised in the Jim Crow South.
What Changes to the U.S. Education System Are Needed to …
May 10, 2021 · At Carnegie Corporation of New York, we focus on supporting people who are in a position to meet this challenge. That includes the full spectrum of educators, administrators, family members, and others who shape young people’s learning experiences as they progress toward and into adulthood.
Why Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Matters for U.S.
Mar 8, 2022 · There are 10.4 million undocumented immigrants working and living in the United States. Approximately 5 million of them are considered essential workers — serving as health care professionals and staff at hospitals, as agricultural and farm workers producing the country’s food, as delivery drivers and grocery store clerks, and in other industries that have helped keep the country afloat.
New Data Shows How Digital Inequality Affects Lower-Income …
Jul 8, 2021 · In Learning at Home While Under-Connected: Lower-Income Families during the COVID-19 Pandemic, New America reports the findings of the survey, primary among them that lower-income families are still facing challenges associated with digital inequality.Additionally, the survey finds: Black, Hispanic, and low-income families have been hit hardest by digital inequity.
Voting Rights: A Short History - Carnegie Corporation of New York
Nov 18, 2019 · By Carnegie Corporation of New York November 18, 2019. Challenges to voting rights in this country, like the ones we've seen recently, are hardly a 21st-century invention. Entrenched groups have long tried to keep the vote out of the hands of the less powerful. Indeed, America began its great democratic experiment in the late 1700s by granting ...
15 Myths About Immigration Debunked - Carnegie Corporation of …
Sep 27, 2021 · Immigrants use significantly less welfare than native-born Americans. MYTH #4: “Immigrants increase the budget deficit and government debt.”. Immigrants in the United States have about a net zero effect on government budgets — they pay about as much in taxes as they consume in benefits. MYTH #5: “Immigrants increase economic inequality ...
About | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations. Established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. Today the foundation works to reduce political polarization through philanthropic support for the issues that Carnegie considered most important: education, democracy, and peace.
The Gospel of Wealth | Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie. Originally titled simply “Wealth” and published in the North American Review in June 1889, Andrew Carnegie’s essay “The Gospel of Wealth” is considered a foundational document in the field of philanthropy. Carnegie believed in giving wealth away during one’s lifetime, and this essay includes one of his most famous quotes, “The man who dies ...