Steve Dubb

Boston

Senior Editor at Nonprofit Quarterly

Steve Dubb is a senior editor @NPQuarterly, where he directs its economic justice program, including the Economy Remix column & #RebuildTheEconomy webinars.

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Articles

Solidarity Economy Organizers Gather in Atlanta to Build Toward Liberation

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. “Remembering our history allows us to build our futures.” So said Stephanie Guilloud of movement organization Project South in the initial plenary session of the Resist & Build Summit. “When we say infrastructure, we mean systems that keep us alive.”The scope taken on by conference attendees was very ambitious.
As Neoliberalism Crashes, What Comes Next?

3 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

“We should not let the follies of Trump’s tariffs overshadow the follies of the gung-ho globalization that preceded them.” So said the award-winning economist James K. Boyce in a recent interview for Truthout. In 2022, the most recent year that data is available, the US trade deficit totaled $971 billion or 3.77 percent of the GDP. The last US trade surplus was in 1975. Over time, sustained trade deficits have led to the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs.
In Asheville, A Community Gathers to Consider What “Resiliency” Requires

1 month ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

More than 200 people gathered at the Neighborhood Economics conference, which took place in Asheville, NC, in April 2025. The event had been scheduled for November but was postponed due to the damage Hurricane Helene had wrought two months before.
Advocates Respond to Civil Rights Rollback at National Conference

1 month ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

This year’s Just Economy Conference of 1,300 community development advocates, held by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) was unlike any other. Having taken place at the nation’s capital at the end of March, for many, the event marked the first national meeting they had attended since the national elections of November 2024.
This Is What Open Class War Looks Like: Tracking the Latest at the CFPB

1 month ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

The vast majority of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—an estimated 1,400 to 1,500 people out of 1,700—have received layoff notices, according to a lawsuit filed in court yesterday by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). A hearing was held on April 18 by Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Judge Jackson issued an order suspending the administration’s action for now.
Beautiful Solutions: A Conversation with Eli Feghali and Rachel Plattus

2 months ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Pathways to Alignment of Assets with Mission: Three Foundations’ Journeys

Feb 26, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

Should a private foundation be more than a private investment company that uses some of its excess cash flow for charitable purposes? Heron Foundation, New Frontiers in Mission-Related Investing, 2004At the end of 2024, US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets. According to federal law, annually they must spend 5 percent of that amount, or $82 billion, on grants or other qualifying expenses. In 2024, actual grants reportedly were $105 billion.
Conflict at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau: What’s at Stake?

Feb 20, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house. But it is possible to refinance an existing home with a mortgage that has the same one-in-five chance of putting the family out on the street. Elizabeth Warren, “Unsafe at Any Rate,” 2007.
Federal Workers to Hold Public Actions in Multiple US Cities on Wednesday

Feb 18, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

Three weeks after a January 28 memo titled “Fork in the Road” encouraged federal workers to accept “deferred resignation” and leave their positions—and one week after a union-backed demonstration held at the Capitol—federal government union members are gearing up to hold demonstrations in cities across the country on Wednesday, February 19. Organizers are calling the coordinated events Save Our Services Day of Action.
COVID, Nursing Homes, and Death: A Conversation with Margaret Morganroth Gullette

Feb 10, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Steve Dubb: What led you to write American Eldercide?