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Where policy, equity, and culture come together
Major Student Loan Changes Are Coming in July. Here鈥檚 What Borrowers Need to Know
The Us@250 Syllabus: A Guide to Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Americans Are Tired of Political Parties. This Approach Offers Hope.
What Do Asian American and Pacific Islander Voters Want in 2026?
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The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
Four Ways to Protect Yourself from the Deepfakes Taking over the Internet
Is Trump Really a Fascist? Examining the Controversial Claim
The Cost of Beauty: Inside the Broken Promise of Cosmetology School
How Netflix鈥檚 鈥楢 House of Dynamite鈥 Might Change Our Thinking on Nuclear War
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Alaska Underwater: Climate Won鈥檛 Wait & Planned Relocation
Imagine if your entire community began disappearing into the ocean. Many Alaskan communities are living that reality.
The Gaps of White Feminism and the Women of Color Who Fall Through
The white feminist movement failed to center the collective thriving of all women. Here’s how to build a more inclusive ideology.
How California Schools Should Welcome Kindergartners Post Pandemic
Data show the state鈥檚 4 and 5-year-olds have missed a critical year of school. Experts say fall 2021 can鈥檛 be business as usual.
An Old Problem in the New Normal: The Digital Divide
We must normalize that broadband is essential in the digital age.
Care is Infrastructure and We Must Compensate Caregivers Accordingly
We must normalize that care is as important a piece of infrastructure as roads and bridges.
Could Higher Levels of Political Participation Become the New Normal?
Higher levels of political engagement seems to be the new normal, so what does this mean for our democracy?
How the Pandemic Has Created a New Normal at Home for 麻豆果冻传媒ns
As we emerge from over a year of lockdown, our staff mulls how the pandemic has changed their at-home lives.
Is the United States Still a 鈥淣ew鈥 Democracy?
A conversation between Anne-Marie Slaughter and Melody Frierson about the future of our nation, as the U.S. approaches 250 years.
The Digital Frontier Promised us a More Open and Democratic 鈥淣ew Normal.鈥 This Isn鈥檛 It.
Ranking Digital Rights is setting new norms for holding Big Tech accountable.