Once Again, Politicians Are Choosing Their Voters. It’s Time for Voters To Choose Back.
Maresa Strano wrote for The Fulcrum on the importance of citizen-led ballot initiatives in the fight against democratic backsliding.
Parenting Students Already Overcome the Odds to Succeed in College, The Republican Budget Bill Is Going to Make it Harder
The Republican budget reconciliation bill puts parenting students at deeper risk of losing access to college and basic needs security.
War Is Hard Enough. It’s Harder When You Don’t Know Who Is in Charge.
Give Wisconsin voters more say through ballot initiatives
Maresa Strano and Matt Rothschild wrote for Wisconsin State Journal, arguing for instituting citizen-led initiatives in Wisconsin.
Public Interest Groups Decline to Seek Supreme Court Review of FCC Open Internet Rules
“There are other ways we can advance our fight for consumer protections and ISP accountability,” says Raza Panjwani.
Why the Global South needs a ‘Borrower’s Club’
Heela Rasool-Ayub argues that debtor countries must unite through shared resources & data to reclaim agency in the global financial system.
LAUNCH “Accelerates” Pathways Work in Six States Across the Nation
Six states within the newly established LAUNCH Community of Practice were selected to “accelerate” their big bet on pathways.
Listen: Confronting Homeownership Barriers Podcast
New America Chicago Director Meegan Dugan Adell joins Trust Talks to discuss challenges communities face in homeownership and staying in pla
One Year of Learning From Local Early Education Programs
The Early Care and Education Implementation Working Group looks back at a year of lessons, and ahead to more learnings.
Texas redistricting crisis has foreign echoes — and foreign solutions
Lee Drutman’s Substack piece on gerrymandering was quoted in The Washington Post.