Counterpublic reimagines the possibilities of public art and believes that it should be an accessible part of everyday life. The St Louis, Missouri-based non-profit stands at the forefront of civic-minded initiatives that inform its Triennial, one of the largest public art exhibitions in the United States, and extends beyond programming to have a lasting impact on the city and community going forward.
'We understand design not as a passive product to be consumed, but as an active dialogue. Our DNA is about involving people so they don't just 'attend' an event, but literally take part in shaping it.'
The five-story building positions itself on Waterfront Square, inviting visitors into a space that prioritizes accessibility, curiosity, and collective experience.
Citizen Science Month is built around a goal of 2.5 million 'Acts of Science,' tying the annual event to America's 250th birthday through a simple but powerful idea: lots of small contributions can add up to something really meaningful.
The New York Independent Journalism Project is designed to support independent and traditional journalism as a vital civic good, aiming to deepen public understanding of New York City and state government law and policy.
I want to work on just things that don't make sense and are making the lives of every day people harder. Over time, every city accumulates regulations that may have been created with good intentions. But as the city evolves, some of those rules become outdated, overly complicated or simply unnecessary.
The break in the case came when the local Reddit user, John, urged police to look into a Nissan sedan with Florida license plates. Investigators were able to connect the vehicle to Neves Valente and later found him dead in Salem, New Hampshire, authorities said.
A study found that reading banned books predicted civic engagement more strongly than personality traits. Reading banned books showed zero correlation with grades, violent crime, or nonviolent crime in adolescents. Reactance theory explains why censorship backfires: Restricted freedoms activate curiosity and thinking.
It's 4 a.m., and you are once again doomscrolling through the news on your phone. You are well aware that this is the opposite of good sleep hygiene, but you can't stop. It's an itch that you scratch, knowing full well it is counterproductive. Your emotional state is unsettled and extremely uncomfortable. You aren't ready to rest, and you definitely are not ready to face tomorrow morning.
Today I saw images of students leaving their school with their hands raised in the air, hours after cowering in fear and terror in barricaded classrooms. Nine dead and twenty-seven wounded in the tiny Rocky Mountain town of Tumbler Ridge. The mayor, Darryl Krakowka, said, "I have lived here for 18 years. I probably know every one of the victims." And this in Canada, which often seems to us Americans like a bastion of sanity and normalcy in comparison with our madness.
Brooklyn is divided into 18 community districts, each represented by a community board made up of up to 50 unsalaried members appointed by the borough president, with recommendations from City Council members. Board members reflect the diversity of their neighborhoods and serve two-year terms. Community boards act as an official advisory link between residents, City Hall, and municipal agencies. While they do not pass laws, their recommendations carry significant weight in decisions affecting land use, zoning, public safety, transportation, housing, parks, sanitation and economic development.
Hey, noisy car guy, let me help you. I've had a wife, daughters, a mother, a sister, hundreds of female coworkers, a couple of girlfriends, a couple of hot neighbors. Not one of them has ever said, "You know, a noisy car really turns me on." Not one of them has ever said "I'd do anything for you if you had a noisy car."
Goldberg quoted Leah Greenberg, a founder of the resistance group Indivisible, who said that while Donald Trump "has been able to do extraordinary damage that will have generational effects, he has not successfully consolidated power. That has been staved off, and it has been staved off not, frankly, due to the efforts of pretty much anyone in elite institutions or political leadership but due to the efforts of regular people declining to go along with fascism."
