The Great Retrenchment: Navigating the Crisis of Philanthropic Withdrawal

For generations, the philanthropic sector has positioned itself as the bedrock of American civil rights and social justice. From funding the litigation that dismantled Jim Crow to fueling the infrastructure…

The Great Withdrawal: The Human and Geopolitical Cost of Dismantling U.S. Humanitarian Infrastructure

This report analyzes the long-term impacts of the structural dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), based on data and developments recorded one year after the agency’s…

The Fragile Frontline: As Ebola Resurges in Central Africa, Global Withdrawal Threatens a Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Investigative Desk Originally published June 9, 2026 The ghosts of the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic are once again haunting the lush, conflict-scarred landscape of the eastern Democratic Republic…

The Crisis of Neglect: Why the Withdrawal of Philanthropic Support for Black Women is a Matter of Life and Death

The murders of Black women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals—names like Tatyana Aliyah Brooks and Khadijah Muhammad—are often relegated to the peripheries of the national news cycle. When they appear, they…