1908 - A Social Creed: How Should Religious Institutions Respond to Public Problems? - Issue Guide (Downloadable PDF)

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This issue guide is focused on a decision taking place in the spring of 1908. The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church is convening its 25th session in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 6. Modeled after the United States Congress, the General Conference is responsible for ecclesiastical policymaking. Its decisions become part of the official church doctrines and discipline for the denomination’s thousands of connected congregations.

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From Albany State University (Albany, Georgia), a May 3, 2022 Report from a "Youth and Opportunity" Forum (on Webex)

This report, from Veronica Adams-Cooper, PhD, Albany State University professor, and National Issues Forums (NIF) moderator is about a forum held on May 3, 2022 at Albany State University (on Webex) in Albany, Georgia, on the topic of "Youth and Opportunity." Forum participants used the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) issue guide titled Youth and Opportunity: What Should We Do for Future Generations to Thrive?

Back to Work: How Should We Rebuild Our Economy? - Issue Guide (Hardcopy)

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America's Job One: How a Deliberative Public Talks about the Economy

In the last four decades, the US has weathered recessions and enjoyed periods of growth and improvements in living standards. In good times and bad, “jobs and the economy” typically ranks at or near the top of the country’s most important issues. There is little disagreement about the goals: growth and prosperity, good jobs, fair wages, and an equal shot for everyone. But there are sharp divisions on how to achieve these goals.

Enduring Values, Changing Concerns: A Retrospective Analysis of NIF Forums on Jobs and the Economy from 1982 to 2020

Since its founding, the National Issues Forums (NIF) has revisited the issue of jobs and the economy on nine separate occasions, ranging from its inaugu- ral year in 1982 to its most recent forums in 2020. In this analysis, we have reviewed reports from those forums to understand how the nature of public discussion has evolved over almost four decades.

Four main themes have emerged from the review: