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The Role of Art in Our Collective Freedom
Us@250 Fellow Melchor Hall talks about an art exhibition that showcases Black feminist visions of shared liberation and racial reparations.
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Deepfakes and Disinformation
In the world of tech policy, Prem Trivedi outlines why a focus on guardrails that protect democracy is vitally important.
Utilizing the Online Crowd: How Swifties Could Keep Us Safe From AI
Taylor Swift鈥檚 fans respond en masse against explicit deepfake images of the singer & provide us with a meaningful lesson for combatting AI.
I鈥檇 Never Owned a Computer. After 17 Years in Prison, I Finally Have One of My Own.
When I work on my laptop, I can see a future I鈥檇 never before imagined.
Will America鈥檚 Care Crisis Take Center Stage on the 2024 Ballot?
Care could be a key issue for voters heading to the ballot box, and may play a larger role than ever in the 2024 presidential election.
The Resilience of Rice: The World鈥檚 Most Important Food
2019 National Fellow Lisa M. Hamilton鈥檚 new book dives into the resilience of the crop that is critical to the daily survival of billions.
Making the Internet Work for Everyone: Preserving Section 230鈥檚 Critical Protections
Although Section 230 comes with its own unintended consequences, preserving the policy is key to maintaining the free and open internet.
The Longest Table: How Civic Space Can Foster Inclusion and Belonging
Social isolation is a threat to our health. In Albany, New York, the Westminster Commons provides a space to bring people back together.
How Techno-Nationalism Is Harming Tech Policymaking
To grapple with the challenges posed by emerging technologies, we need to focus on global governance, not a U.S. and China 鈥渢ech war.鈥