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For 60 years, the US government has been laying secret doomsday plans in the event of a nuclear war.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social media giant needs the government’s help when it comes to making certain decisions.
Putin’s government is increasingly acting as an outlaw state across the international stage.
David Miliband thinks the refugee crisis is solvable. So how do we start?
How can Americans restore their confidence in their government?
How can we stay safe in the increasingly tech-driven world?
A problem as big as climate change relies on millions of incremental solutions of all sizes, but also requires leaders who can keep their eye on the big picture. Not all the movement on climate needs to come from the government, but making progress will rely in large part on executive action. Vice President Kamala Harris has a clear vision for the role that the U.S. govern...
Haris Tarin and Rabia Chaudry on being Muslim and American in 2017.
Learn about early 20th century Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, and why he matters today.
When President Biden expanded the nation's Child Tax Credit in March, US Senator Michael Bennet applauded the move. Bennet, a democrat from Colorado, has been working to increase support for families since he introduced the American Family Act in Congress in 2017. Now he wants to make the Credit, which pays most American families $250 or $300/child each month, permanent. H...
What does it mean to be American? How is that story best told and understood?
Political scientist Rob Reich challenges us to consider the role of philanthropy in democracy.
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Russian interference in the last election.
NATO, Brexit, terrorism, and the rise of populism in Europe.
How can the public get past compassion fatigue to continue to fight for immigrants?
Have we lost the ability to find common ground? Does national civitas need a reboot?
The industrial revolution and consequent terrible labor conditions sparked a wave of revolutions in Europe, and then a string of laws and protections for workers. As author and innovation expert Alec Ross describes it, we “rewrote the social contract.” But, Ross says, we may be due for another rewrite, as we transition from an industrial economy to one based on information...
Most Americans today would agree that the dream of supporting a family and living a good life on one full time salary is not available to vast numbers of people. Wages have not risen at the pace of profits over the last several decades, and work with benefits is far from guaranteed for many. In his 2023 book, “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,”...
Alexander Hamilton called the U.S. Supreme Court the “weakest” branch of government, because it has no direct control over the military or budget. But the court’s recent cluster of decisions on hot-button issues has demonstrated that it can have an enormous impact on the American people and life in this country. Is the judiciary becoming more powerful, and therefore more d...
Karl Rove says President Trump has a powerful hold on the rank and file of the Republican party.