Stanford Social Innovation Review

How the vocal few can skew perceptions of public opinion.

Flattery, not good governance, reaps corporate directorships – especially for white males.

Most Americans give roughly the same percentage of their incomes.

Contrary to stereotypes, people grow more liberal and tolerant as they age.

Xenophobia and altruism may have evolved hand in hand.

To persuade a whole group, start by changing the minds of a few moderates.

In most parts of the world, strangers helping strangers is strange.

The polling place influences voting behavior.

The violence, noise, and crowding of poor neighborhoods stress kids and parents, bringing out their bad sides and breeding psychopathology.

Group attachment and commitment are what drive protesters to act.

We don’t necessarily like people who do the right thing.

THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS by Thomas S. Kuhn

Research shows branding differentiates nonprofits in stakeholders’ minds.

Studies show that individuals are more susceptible to corrupt behavior when trying to avoid a loss.

We must break the stereotype that low-income communities are unable to help themselves.

Research supports violent media’s negative impact on civility.

MARKET REBELS: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovations by Havagreeva Rao

THE UNFINISHED PRESIDENCY by Douglas Brinkley

Tweeters come together for spontaneous gatherings of like-minded philanthropists