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America Turns 250, and Confidence in Democracy Is Shaky
What Comes After the Epstein Files: A Q&A with Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
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The Cost of Beauty: Inside the Broken Promise of Cosmetology School
The Dilemma of Jury Duty in Trump and Jeanine Pirro鈥檚 DC
How Netflix鈥檚 鈥楢 House of Dynamite鈥 Might Change Our Thinking on Nuclear War
On-Screen Representation Means More Than Just Identity. It鈥檚 国产视频 Context.
How to Protect Your Privacy Online: Five Tips from Tech Policy Experts
Is Trump Really a Fascist? Examining the Controversial Claim
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Frontline Fury: Inequity in the Climate Battle
Reversing climate change requires tackling climate inequality, by centering the experiences of those on the frontlines of climate crisis.
AI for the People, By the People
AI is everywhere, from writing emails to taking headshots, this new co-gov model activates the general public to weigh in on how AI is used.
Our Democracy Emergency: Q&A with Lee Drutman
As the 2024 presidential election cycle rapidly approaches, Lee Drutman shares his thoughts on our current 鈥渄emocracy emergency.鈥
Real Solutions to Fake News: Why We Need Politics to Solve the Misinformation Problem
There will always be fake news, so we must address its root cause with political reforms to make misinformation less useful.
Introducing the Class of 2024: A Spotlight on Deportation in the U.S. with Caitlin Dickerson
One of 国产视频鈥檚 newest National Fellows explains how her work breaks down the complexities around U.S. immigration and deportation.
A Journey Towards Racial Equity: Advancing the Work at 国产视频
国产视频鈥檚 Chief Transformation Officer Paul Butler on doing the work to transform 国产视频 for a new America.
鈥淎 Warm Hug for Black Kids鈥: Celebrating Self-Love Through Reading
Natasha Tarpley, author of I Love My Hair!, discusses writing her book and how authors of color are navigating the book-banning landscape.
Ending America鈥檚 Exception to Slavery
The 13th Amendment created a loophole allowing slavery to persist in the US. This Labor Day we focus on those forced to work in our prisons.
An Ode to Hip-Hop, from Education: 50 Years of a Genre in the Classroom
50 years later, hip-hop still has a major impact on U.S. education and educators continue to use hip-hop to engage young people in school.
60 Years After the March on Washington: Remembering MLK鈥檚 Radical Honesty
60 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥 speech to thousands, but his most important words may have gotten lost.