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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

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Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

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Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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Announcing Our Essay Contest Winners

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Announcing Our Essay Contest Winners

Sep 23, 2020

Heather Hurlburt, Alexandra Stark

Congressional Brain Drain

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Congressional Brain Drain

Congress’s capacity to govern is at its lowest levels in generations. With original data, this report explains why.

Sep 8, 2020

Alexander C. Furnas, Timothy M. LaPira

Reforming American Democracy in Pursuit of Racial Equity

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Reforming American Democracy in Pursuit of Racial Equity

Jul 15, 2020

Mark Schmitt

Democracy Maybe

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Democracy Maybe

Lee Drutman, Joe Goldman, and Larry Diamond published a Democracy Fund Voter Study Group report on attitudes on authoritarianism in America.

Jun 30, 2020

Lee Drutman

Calls to ‘Defund the Police’ Could Transform Public Budgeting as We Know It

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Calls to ‘Defund the Police’ Could Transform Public Budgeting as We Know It

Let the people decide whether to defund the police—and what to fund instead.

Jun 25, 2020

Hollie Russon Gilman

So You Think You Can Improve U.S. Security Policy?

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So You Think You Can Improve U.S. Security Policy?

Jun 15, 2020

Alexandra Stark, Heather Hurlburt

How Vote-by-Mail Could Make Elections Fairer—Or Messier

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How Vote-by-Mail Could Make Elections Fairer—Or Messier

The pandemic is prompting some long overdue election reform—but it comes with big risks.

Jun 3, 2020

Maresa Strano

Democracy Beyond COVID-19

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Democracy Beyond COVID-19

Apr 27, 2020

Elena Souris, Mark Schmitt, Heather Hurlburt, Alexandra Stark, Hollie Russon Gilman, Maresa Strano, Lee Drutman

COVID-19 Is This Generation’s 9/11. Let’s Make Sure We Apply the Right Lessons.

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COVID-19 Is This Generation’s 9/11. Let’s Make Sure We Apply the Right Lessons.

Rather than militarizing our response, we need to orient our post-COVID grand strategy around improving global health and opportunity.

Apr 23, 2020

Alexandra Stark

In the Wake of Its COVID-19 Failure, How Do We Restore Trust in Government?

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In the Wake of Its COVID-19 Failure, How Do We Restore Trust in Government?

People lose trust in government when it fails. Government fails when people distrust it. Here’s how to break that cycle.

Apr 23, 2020

Mark Schmitt

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Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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How Vote-by-Mail Could Make Elections Fairer—Or Messier

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COVID-19 Is This Generation’s 9/11. Let’s Make Sure We Apply the Right Lessons.

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