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Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

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Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy
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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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Our Three Futures

If the future of American democracy feels uncertain, that’s because it is. Lee Drutman explains three potential scenarios for the future.

Feb 23, 2022

Lee Drutman

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

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Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Hollie Russon Gilman co-authored a Columbia World Projects report on how universities can restore trust in elections.

Feb 22, 2022

Hollie Russon Gilman

Equity and Racial Justice: Where Do They Fit in a National Security Strategy?

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Equity and Racial Justice: Where Do They Fit in a National Security Strategy?

Eight essays exploring what a U.S. national security strategy focused on racial equity and justice could look like at home and abroad.

Feb 22, 2022

Heather Hurlburt, Shalonda Spencer, Sneha Nair, Elana Aquino, Shannon Paige, Sundaa Bridgett-Jones, Mari Faines, Nola Haynes, Amaney Jamal, Theodore Johnson, Pratima Narayan, Esq.

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship