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Are raids on LGBT+ bars making a comeback in 2024?
Connor is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Missouri and a member of Scholars.org. Jackson is a senior at the University of Missouri, Columbia. They both do research at the...
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The deadly shortage of primary care doctors
Lee is a staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.There is little debate that there is a deadly and worsening shortage in primary care,...
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A Republic, if we can keep it
Breslin is the Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair of Political Science at Skidmore College and author of “A Constitution for the Living: Imagining How Five Generations of Americans Would Rewrite the...
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Stanford basketball player Josué Gil-Silva is making a difference
Nevins is co-publisher of The Fulcrum and co-founder and board chairman of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund. At halftime of a basketball game at Stanford University in late February, a QR code was...
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Exploring the role of veterans in protecting democracy
In this episode of “Future Hindsight,” host Mila Atmos engages in a conversation with Ken Harbaugh, a veteran, an executive producer of the documentary "Against All Enemies" and the host of the "Burn...
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Dealing with false facts: How to correct online misinformation
Sanfilippo is an assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and book series editor for Cambridge Studies on Governing Knowledge Commons....
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Engaged Athlete Fellows lead civic engagement programs
Nevins is co-publisher of The Fulcrum and co-founder and board chairman of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund.February was a busy month for the Engaged Athlete Fellows and The Team. Check out some of...
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Civic learning is the cornerstone of our democracy
Becvar is co-publisher of The Fulcrum and executive director of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund. The bedrock of our democratic republic feels increasingly vulnerable to the tremors of...
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Tired from the daily struggle? Rest, reset and restore.
Weston is the founder of the Weston Network, which provides trainings, consulting and coaching.Hey, Joe. I’m tired. Every time I seem to feel like my efforts are having some impact, a new thing...
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Seeking moderation through checks and balances
Frazier is an assistant professor at the Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University. Starting this summer, he will serve as a Tarbell fellow. Written into the bones of the Constitution is an...
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Students need social studies skills to cultivate civic dispositions
Cote is executive director of Thinking Nation, a nonprofit that seeks to shift the paradigm of social studies education by empowering students to think historically.Two weeks ago, I was encouraged by...
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Daria’s American future
This is part of a series of interviews by Debilyn Molineaux, project director for AmericanFuture.US. The project's mission is to help everyday Americans to imagine a better future for themselves, and...
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Elections workers must wake up to the risks posed by AI
Sikora is a research assistant with the German Marshall Fund's Alliance for Securing Democracy. Gorman is the alliance’s senior fellow and head of the technology and geopolitics team; Levine is the...
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What you believe about immigration depends on who you are
Hill was policy director for the Center for Humane Technology, co-founder of FairVote and political reform director at New America.The last comprehensive immigration reform was enacted almost four...
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Here's the key to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Anderson edited "Leveraging: A Political, Economic and Societal Framework" (Springer, 2014), has taught at five universities and ran for the Democratic nomination for a Maryland congressional seat in...
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Civic Learning Week: 'Hamilton’-style education more relevant than ever
Carney runs The Civic Circle, which uses music and the arts to empower young students to understand and participate in democracy.Even before the hit musical “Hamilton” debuted off Broadway nine years...
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Is the House broken?
In the latest episode of “Politics In Question,” hosts Lee Drutman and James Wallner ask Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas whether the House of Representatives is broken.They discuss various aspects...
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Can St. Patrick and green beer save American democracy?
Clancy is co-founder of Citizen Connect and board member of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund. Citizen Connect is an initiative of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund, which also operates The...
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A Republic, if we can keep it
Breslin is the Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair of Political Science at Skidmore College and author of “A Constitution for the Living: Imagining How Five Generations of Americans Would Rewrite the...
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A different take on social media and democracy
This episode of the “Democracy Works” podcast featured an engaging interview with V, the creator behind Under the Desk News on TikTok. V discussed the evolution of their social media presence,...
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Hamas isn’t the first to use anticolonialism to mask authoritarianism
Hofnung is a political sociologist at UCLA specializing in the politics shaping gender and racial equality policies in Israel and the United States. She is a member of the Scholars Strategy Network.As...
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The 2024 election pits No. 14 against No. 45
Corbin is professor emeritus of marketing at the University of Northern Iowa.Conventional wisdom, verified in conversations with your neighbors, friends and even strangers, holds that contemporary...
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Navigating uncertainty: Can philanthropy be the good ancestor we need?
Masters is senior fellow and directs the Better Futures Project at Democracy Funders Network. She is the author of “Imagining Better Futures for American Democracy.”This year feels especially...
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What gives me hope? Logan County, Ohio.
Harwood is president and founder of The Harwood Institute. This is the latest entry in his series based on the "Enough. Time to Build.” campaign, which calls on community leaders and active citizens...
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A milestone in the bridge-building movement
Becvar is co-publisher of The Fulcrum and executive director of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund.Since last summer, the Bridge Alliance Education Fund and Resolutionaries have joined forces to...
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The U.S. is at its best when it learns from its mistakes
Frazier is an assistant professor at the Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University. Starting this summer, he will serve as a Tarbell fellow. Learning from your mistakes isn’t just something that...
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American business needs a strong democracy, not political retribution
Ballous-Aares is CEO and founder of Leadership Now Project, a membership organization of business leaders committed to protecting American democracy. Pleasants is an internet executive who has led...
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Can they play Bach? Why bias in classical music must be dismantled.
Sennet is an associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and associate professor of piano at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is a voting member of the Recording Academy, a public...
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The uncommitted ballot: Voting as a form of civil protest
Johnson is a United Methodist pastor, the author of "Holding Up Your Corner: Talking About Race in Your Community" and program director for the Bridge Alliance, which houses The Fulcrum. The vote has...
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When it comes to political news, I can’t get no satisfaction
Sam Daley-Harris is the author of Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen’s Guide to Transformational Advocacy (Rivertowns Books 2024) and the founder of RESULTS and Civic Courage. This is part of a...
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