Episode 13: What Are Ballot Initiatives and How Are They Used?
How can citizens put laws to a ballot vote and what’s threatening that right? Maresa Strano and Chris Melody Fields Figueredo explain.
Proposed Rule Scraps Anti-Discrimination Protections in Apprenticeship
The Department of Labors’ proposed rule will shrink apprentice equal opportunity protections and employer accountability.
Trump Should Leverage Putin’s Desperation, Not Alleviate It
Candace Rondeaux writes in World Politics Review that rising pressure on Russia could give the U.S. a rare chance to seek concessions.
Elliot Haspel
Fellow, Culture of Care Narrative Change
How Community Colleges Can Realize the Promise of AI Action Plan
Shalin Jyotishi highlights how community colleges, often missing from policy conversations, are already central to scaling AI education.
The Third Way: Why Rising Powers Reject U.S.–China Digital Models
Emerging powers are not prizes in a US–China contest, says Arindrajit Basu, but sovereign actors in global cyber governance.
Adapting to the New Reality of Climate Change and Housing
Climate change is eroding the promise of homeownership. We need innovations to protect our communities.
Drug Trafficking in U.S. Special Forces: Journalist Seth Harp on ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’
New America Fellow Seth Harp discusses a dark ripple effect of American “forever wars” that he covers in his new book.
Earned but Unclaimed: Making Illinois Tax Refunds Work for the Families Who Need Them
Many U.S. households don’t know that the government owes them money. Here are ways states can connect people to those benefits.
