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When people talk about social change, policy is often the first thing that comes to mind. Laws are passed. Programs are funded. Strategies are announced. These moments feel concrete and decisive, which makes policy an attractive focal point for anyone trying to improve society. Yet policy is not synonymous with change. It is one pathway

A recent Changing Times podcast conversation examined a problem increasingly described in public health and social policy as a “loneliness” or “social connection” crisis: the erosion of everyday, face-to-face relationships and the difficulty many adults report in forming and sustaining friendships after early adulthood. In the episode, the guest, Gabor, positioned repeated relocation and work-driven

Across the social change sector, people are often motivated by strong values, moral clarity, and a deep commitment to justice. These commitments are not incidental. They are foundational to why people enter activism, development, policy, humanitarian work, or systems change in the first place. Yet one of the most confronting realities of this work is

Across contemporary workplaces, leadership cultures, and social movements, there remains a persistent assumption that confidence, influence, and effectiveness are best expressed through extroversion. Loud voices, rapid responses, constant networking, and high visibility are frequently rewarded, while quieter forms of contribution are often overlooked. Yet this bias obscures the significant strengths that introverted individuals bring to

Business is often discussed as though it were a neutral tool—an economic mechanism that can be directed toward good or ill depending on the intentions of those who control it. In contemporary debates about social change, business is increasingly positioned as a solution to complex social and ecological crises, particularly in contexts where governments appear

In the contemporary United States, access to abortion is shaped not only by clinical availability but by geography, logistics, and legal risk. Following major legal shifts that have allowed individual states to severely restrict abortion, increasing numbers of people are required to travel across state borders to access reproductive healthcare. Travel has therefore become a