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
At Texas Universities, Censorship Isn’t a Bug. It’s a Feature.
Texas fires teachers as bans erase trans, nonbinary rights. Morgan Polk explores rising political pressure on higher education.
Trump’s TikTok Deal: Who Rules the Algorithm, Rules the Digital Public Square
Lilian Coral breaks down the TikTok deal using five key principles—and reveals why it’s more political patch than real tech policy.
Gen Z Doesn’t Need ‘Severance’—They Need Shared Spaces for Work and Care
Gen Z wants real work-life balance. Georgia Norton explores how co-located work and child care could be the key to making it possible.
Trump’s Occupation of DC Undermines Proven Housing Solutions
Trump’s crackdown and DC’s next budget both ignore effective solutions to helping people leave homelessness, Helen Bonnyman discusses.
“So Much to Say, No Way to Share It”: How AI Can Change the Game for Learners with Disabilities
AI is transforming accessibility, says expert An-Me Chung, by unlocking new support tools for students with disabilities.
The Dilemma of Jury Duty in Trump and Jeanine Pirro’s DC
Policy expert Mark Schmitt reflects on civic trust and duty after jury service in DC, a city overtaken by force and fear.
No Friend to Workers: The Labor Cost of Trump’s Economy
It’s hard to imagine less of a friend to workers than Trump. For Labor Day, Mary Alice McCarthy urges unity to protect hard-won rights.
In Katrina’s America, the Storm Still Echoes 20 Years Later
Us@250 Fellow Calvin Krippner reflects on Katrina’s legacy—how the storm exposed systemic racism, government failure, and lasting distrust.
The Moral Argument for Fixing Child Care: An Excerpt from ‘Raising a Nation’
In his new book, Elliot Haspel explains how the broken U.S. child care system affects us all.
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.