The Republicans Who Could Save Democracy | Andrew Seligsohn and Sarah Bryner
So-called “Constitution-First” Republicans are uncomfortable with Trump’s abuses of power. They could be the key to a pro-democracy coalition that cuts across party and ideology. President Donald Trum...
11 Mar 30min
How New Orleans Fixed Its Schools | David Osborne
In 2003, New Orleans public schools were among the worst in the country.Seventy percent of eighth-graders were not proficient in math, 74 percent weren’t proficient in English, and the graduation rate...
25 Feb 37min
Gen Z's Problem with "Fake" News | Chuck Salter
In the eyes of today’s teens, journalism and the media are doomed. In two major surveys of US teens conducted over the last two years, the nonprofit News Literacy Project found deep levels of mistrust...
11 Feb 23min
Why Democrats need to win back rural voters | Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown
President Donald Trump won 93 percent of rural counties in 2024. Rural voters also made up 36 percent of the Trump vote, according to the Pew Research Center, compared to just 16 percent of voters for...
28 Jan 29min
A promising new strategy to end super PACs and dark money in politics | Lawrence Lessig
In 2010, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to money in politics with its decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. The Court struck down longstanding federal restrictions on ...
14 Jan 32min
The case against billionaires | Chuck Collins
Billionaires have become a uniquely destructive force to both democracy and the planet, says author Chuck Collins. Collins' new book, "Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Rui...
7 Jan 21min
Government is, in fact, broken | Hannah Garden-Monheit
It’s slow, inefficient and sclerotic. Here’s a progressive blueprint to fix it.President Donald Trump’s unrelenting assault on the federalworkforce has prompted many progressives to leap reflexively t...
17 Des 202528min
Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too liberal” and “out of touch” | Simon Bazelon
Democrats are riding high after this year’s special elections,but that still doesn’t mean they’re popular with voters. Strategist Simon Bazelon has advice on what to fix.Less than a year into his seco...
10 Des 202526min
