NEW YORK — Several human rights organizations are concerned about Open Society Foundations plans to lay off 40% of their global staff — the nonprofit’s second major cut in three years — as billionaire investor George Soros hands over leadership to his son. “In the field of philanthropy, decisions at the top can have an outsized ripple effect on those …
A Year After George Floyd's Death, Plans For Minneapolis Police Reform Have Softened Enlarge this image toggle caption Liam James Doyle/MPR News Liam James Doyle/MPR News The murder of George Floyd a year ago brought an idea long considered radical into the mainstream of political debate. Last June, a veto-proof majority of Minneapolis City Council members pledged to defund and …
