The Thread
Where policy, equity, and culture come together
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’t Money—It’s Care
Remembering the Village Impulse: Toward a Well-Being Economy That Rewards Care
Editor’s Picks
The Cost of Beauty: Inside the Broken Promise of Cosmetology School
The Dilemma of Jury Duty in Trump and Jeanine Pirro’s DC
How Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ Might Change Our Thinking on Nuclear War
On-Screen Representation Means More Than Just Identity. It’s About Context.
How to Protect Your Privacy Online: Five Tips from Tech Policy Experts
Is Trump Really a Fascist? Examining the Controversial Claim
The Latest
5G’s Big Equity Problem
5G is set to worsen the digital divide. Luckily, infrastructure funding could offer solutions.
Ask an Expert: How Does Student Loan Repayment Work in 2021-22?
A student loan pro answers some of the most common questions borrowers have.
American ISIS: “I Knew the Likely End of Our Relationship Would be His Death”
Creator Trevor Aaronson talks about his podcast “American ISIS,” on one man’s winding road to radicalization.
Alaska Underwater: Climate Won’t 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’s 4 and 5-year-olds have missed a critical year of school. Experts say fall 2021 can’t 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 New Americans
As we emerge from over a year of lockdown, our staff mulls how the pandemic has changed their at-home lives.