Manifesto 2025

Manifesto 2025

We’re Meeting the Moment An End-of-Year Note from Micah, Napoleon, and the Activest Team Our cities are caught between impossible pressures. Federal funding is collapsing—Medicaid cuts loom in 2026, renewable energy credits are expiring and $27B in funding for...

Newark, New Jersey Fiscal Justice Analysis

nIntroduction This report outlines the fiscal justice analysis—which is our intersectional approach to fiscal health and racial justice—for Newark, New Jersey. New Jersey’s state and local government credit ratings serve as a core component of the state’s  public...