📕 UnfairNation: The Book

A podcast. A newsletter. A book. Before you know it I'll be inviting you to join a pickleball league.

Still working on the cover - but let me know what you think of the latest draft!

📡 On my Radar

Twenty years ago: Hurricane Katrina hit. After hearing casino owners call the disaster a "silver lining,” I volunteered with friends to help folks recover. We used what we learned to launch a first of its kind mobile legal aid clinic - a “law firm on wheels” in Los Angeles.

Ten years ago: I started this newsletter for us to find actual solutions to problems. Along the way, I met some cool people and we started The Difference Engine at ASU - a way for young people and communities to actually do something about the problems I kept writing about.

Today: exactly ten years since that first newsletter, I'm announcing UnfairNation: The Book. It’s a (short) how-to manual that takes everything I’ve learned writing this newsletter, launching The Difference Engine, and building a mobile legal aid clinic and distills it down to ten things we can do to make a difference. How to organize. What to build. How to fight back in ways that create real change instead of just more noise.

It’s a tool for everyone who does not accept that tariffs, deportations, and dictatorship are our only options.

UnfairNation (the book) comes out spring 2026. I hope you’ll grab a copy for yourself and anyone else who’s frustrated, scared, or angry and asking: what should I be doing right now?

📈 By the Numbers

Recycling predicts elections. States above 45% recycling rate voted Democratic in 2024.

👊🏽 Make a Difference

10 jobs | 3 opportunities | 2 internships | 1 fellowship

JOB | Brittney Snyder is hiring for an Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Relations at Johns Hopkins University's newly established School of Government and Policy.

JOB (2) | General Motors Philanthropy is scaling their giving and adding new roles including portfolio lead and grant coordinator positions.

JOB | Jocelyn Samuels shares an exciting opportunity with Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC as their Mass Arbitration Team expands to take on righteous work ahead.

OPPORTUNITY | The Avery Dennison Foundation offers grants of $50,000-$100,000 to nonprofits and NGOs worldwide, focusing on education access, environmental sustainability, and secure livelihoods aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

JOB (3) | The Bridgespan Group is hiring for three consulting positions including Associate Consultant and Consultant roles across their Boston, DC, NYC, and San Francisco offices, with applications due September 18th.

OPPORTUNITY | The Coalition for Sustainable Development through Sport has opened a call for Expressions of Interest for the Global Sport Impact Fund (GSIF), a blended finance fund mobilizing capital for sport as a driver of sustainable development.

JOB | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Philanthropic Partnerships Team is seeking a Senior Program Officer for an 11-month leave cover position to advance their philanthropy data and insights portfolio, leading strategies to measure giving in global health and development.

INTERNSHIP | The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is accepting applications for its Fall 2025 Internship Program, offering remote, flexible opportunities for students and emerging professionals in communications, program development, and civic engagement.

FELLOWSHIP | Roshal Paul shares that the Climate Finance Fellowship is back, offering job opportunities for finance professionals looking to transition their careers to address climate change across multiple countries.

JOB | Former ASU colleague Cheryl Hyman at the Gates Foundation is hiring for a Deputy Director, Strategy & Implementation Management role supporting their Education Pathways strategy.

OPPORTUNITY | The ABA Dispute Resolution Task Force on Civil Discourse is seeking submissions from law faculty for an online clearinghouse on "the lawyer's role in promoting civil and deliberative discourse.”

INTERNSHIP | American Express' undergraduate intern program has just opened, offering hands-on exposure to financial analysis and strategy work with global finance teams, with many interns returning full-time as a direct pipeline into analyst roles.

🤓 This is Your Next

Nightfall, by Isaac Asimov

🙌🏽 FairNation

Billionaire Chuck Feeney donated more than $8 billion to charities, universities and foundations worldwide through his foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies … with the aim to die broke.