Judge Dread
Robin Epstein |
Evaluating the performance of nonprofits has become big business and evaluators have become big power players. Now it’s time to judge the judges.
Stuck in Lodi
Robin Epstein |
The teenagers of Lodi, New Jersey thought they had heard enough about the fatal factory explosion that killed five people in their town. Then they interviewed Jim Gannon.
Shaking the Foundations
Robin Epstein |
A provocative new study of right-wing philanthropies reveals an effective strategy for changing public opinion. But few mainstream foundations want in on the action.
Youth
JUVENILE CRIME STATS IMPROVE
Robin Epstein |
A new report says that the statistics don’t back up legislators’ interest in tougher rules for juvenile crime.
Latino
Loisaida’s Next Stage
Robin Epstein |
The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center is a cavernous schoolhouse crammed with theater, painting, sculpture and dance. Where else can you catch a genuine Punch-and-Rudy show, or the first New York International Fringe Theater Festival?
Bronx
METRO IAF TALLIES 20,000 VOTERS
Robin Epstein |
Voter registration worked well for a network of neighborhood organizations working in some of New York’s poorest neighborhoods.
Citywide
20,000 and Counting
Robin Epstein |
A network of neighborhood organizations that threw itself into voter mobilization says it got 20,000 people across the city to go to the polls.
Citywide
PBS: Labor's Love Lost
Robin Epstein |
PBS has blocked the broadcast of Out at Work, a documentary that profiles three working-class gays and lesbians who face on-the-job discrimination.
Bronx
PBS ON GAY FILM BAN: UNIONS BACKED IT, WE WON'T RUN IT
Robin Epstein |
Citing rules about who finances the projects it airs, PBS refuses to broadcast a documentary about working-class gays and lesbians.
Bronx
$CHOOLS ARE IN THE ZONE
Robin Epstein |
Harlem’s Empowerment Zone is planning to announce a new policy that will provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to local schools.
