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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.
In a Well-Being Economy, Time Isn鈥檛 Money鈥擨t鈥檚 Care
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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 麻豆果冻传媒 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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Neoliberalism: The Ideology Blocking Our Collective Economic Power
Neoliberalism and its focus on individualism is a harmful philosophy that threatens our economy and our future.
Facing Down the Long-Term Consequences of Incarceration
Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses the long-term consequences of incarceration & re-entry systems on the lives of individuals & families.
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How High Schools Could Solve Airline Shortages and Delays
With an unnecessary employment requirement gone, schools & training systems have an opportunity to get youth into a stable pilot career.
Asian Americans鈥 Place in the History of Racial Justice
Ellen Wu talks about the place of Asian Americans in the U.S. racial divide, and the urgency to dismantle anti-Black racism.
From Idea to Reality: Unlocking Tax Funds and Reducing Poverty for More Families
One chance meeting helps turn a policy experiment into a widespread poverty-fighting program.
The New Front Facing Down Big Tech
More than ever before, investors are recognizing, and taking action against, the harmful effects of Big Tech.
What to Read When Your Democracy Is Failing
This collection of books contributes to current conversations around American democracy in thought-provoking ways.
When Social Movements Write Policy
If there鈥檚 any hope of salvaging American democracy, it can only happen with the support of energized movements.
Introducing the Class of 2023: Bringing Data to Life with Mona Chalabi
One of 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 National Fellows explains how her illustrations use statistics to prompt feelings and 鈥渞ehumanize鈥 the data.
We Need Black Women on Screen, We Need The Woman King
Deconstructing the portrayal of Black femininity on screen, The Woman King puts the strength of dark-skinned Black women on display.