A Comprehensive Change in U.S. Policing
Policy reform and accountability must lead to a change in police hearts and minds.
Analysis
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How Congress Legislates Today
At their best, congressional committees produce effective legislation through information gathering and bipartisan collaboration. But that ideal is compromised too often. -
Public Campaign Financing Will Make a Difference in New York – If It’s Properly Funded
The benefits to democracy are clear. The investment is modest. Time for Albany to do its part. -
Raise the debt ceiling. Then fix our democracy.
Gerrymandering, disinformation, and dark money underlie the current crisis. -
School Funding Case Shows Challenges of Upholding Certain Rights in Court
An ideological shift on the North Carolina Supreme Court could upend a landmark decision in a long-running battle for adequate public education spending under the state’s constitution. -
Meta Sues Surveillance Firm That Worked with Police
Voyager Labs markets itself to law enforcement with claims that it can predict criminal behavior based on dubious algorithms. -
The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much
Overclassification has a range of harms, from stifling democratic debate to harming national security itself. -
Key to Getting Things Done in a Closely Held Congress: The Committee System
In a highly divided 118th Congress, congressional committees serve as an avenue for collaboration. -
George Santos, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Citizens United
Damaging Supreme Court decisions have resulted in a broken campaign finance system that’s ripe for abuse. -
Three Takeaways on Redistricting and Competition in the 2022 Midterms
A relatively small number of districts drawn by commissions and courts played an outsized role in deciding control of the House.
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