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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

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

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

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students

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Democratizing the Federal Regulatory Process

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Democratizing the Federal Regulatory Process

Sep 29, 2021

Hollie Russon Gilman, Mark Schmitt, Archon Fung

Digital Tools for a Responsive Government: A Report for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission

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Digital Tools for a Responsive Government: A Report for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission

Hollie Russon Gilman co-authored a policy white paper for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission.

Mar 12, 2021

Hollie Russon Gilman

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

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

This Pandemic Will Transform Our Democracy—Perhaps for the Better

This Pandemic Will Transform Our Democracy—Perhaps for the Better

Three ways America could emerge from COVID-19 with a stronger democracy.

Apr 23, 2020

Hollie Russon Gilman

Democracy Is Hard. These Cities Are Finding Ways to Pull It Off.

Democracy Is Hard. These Cities Are Finding Ways to Pull It Off.

From Bologna to York, cities around the world are fostering real, long-lasting paths toward civic power.

Mar 26, 2020

Hollie Russon Gilman, Elena Souris

Global Answers for Local Problems

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Global Answers for Local Problems

This report from Political Reform examines how local governments and cities can redesign democracy and build meaningful civic participation.

Feb 12, 2020

Elena Souris, Hollie Russon Gilman

What’s the Iowa Caucus Got to Do with Us?

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What’s the Iowa Caucus Got to Do with Us?

Hollie Russon Gilman highlights Iowa’s broader lessons for U.S. democracy.

Jan 30, 2020

Hollie Russon Gilman

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

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Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

This report tackles a critical set of questions for the long-term future of American democracy through an infrastructural approach.

Dec 5, 2019

K. Sabeel Rahman, Hollie Russon Gilman

A New Politics Beyond 2020

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A New Politics Beyond 2020

Jul 2, 2019

Maresa Strano, Elena Souris, Mark Schmitt, Chayenne Polimédio, Heather Hurlburt, Hollie Russon Gilman, Lee Drutman

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