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Democracy's Dilemma

Democracies rely on the free exchange of ideas and information, but that freedom can also be weaponized to erode democratic debate. How can democratic societies protect—and protect themselves from—the free flow of digital information?

Henry Farrell, Bruce Schneier

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We must be wary of weakening the strengths of democracy.

Riana Pfefferkorn

The solution is more democracy, not less.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Norms are not policy goals, but commitments to democratic process.

Anna Grzymala-Busse

Foreign election interference is more of a threat than misinformation.

Allison Berke

We too often have Stockholm syndrome with growth.

Jason Healey

The real problem is the political economy of the Internet.

Astra Taylor

Political elites systematically work to produce ignorance.

danah boyd

Our current information ecosystem is simply not well suited to democracy.

Henry Farrell, Bruce Schneier

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The American Corporation is in Crisis—Let's Rethink It

For decades, shareholder primacy has obscured the fact that employees should do well when businesses do well.

Lenore Palladino

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How Race Made the Opioid Crisis

The success of OxyContin hinged on racially bifurcated understandings of addiction. The fundamental division between “dope” and medicine, after all, has always been the race and class of users.

Donna Murch

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Finding the Future in Radical Rural America

It's time to rewrite the narrative of “Trump Country.” Rural places weren't always red, and many are turning increasingly blue.

Elizabeth Catte

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Why the Labor Movement Has Failed—And How to Fix It

Traditional worker organizing has failed on every level. But new approaches are finding success, pointing the way to a more just future.

Sarita Gupta, Stephen Lerner, Joseph A. McCartin

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Economics After Neoliberalism

Contemporary economics is finally breaking free from its market fetishism, offering plenty of tools we can use to make society more inclusive.

Suresh Naidu, Dani Rodrik, Gabriel Zucman

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A Turning Point in Israel

The government’s new Nation State Law codifies prejudice, but therein lies a silver lining.

Odeh Bisharat

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MLK Now

Canonization has prevented a reckoning with the substance of King’s intellectual, ethical, and political commitments.

Brandon M. Terry

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All Reproduction Is Assisted

Feminism needs better reproductive strategies.

Merve Emre

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To Remake the World: Slavery, Racial Capitalism, and Justice

What if we use the history of slavery as a standpoint from which to rethink our notion of justice today?

Walter Johnson

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Cities on a Hill?

Cities are increasingly being viewed as bastions of progressivism. But can they live up to the promise?

Quinton Mayne

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Notes for Antifa from a Former “Terrorist”

A debate with Mark Bray about Antifa and the use of violence as a political tool.

Amitai Etzioni

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Losing and Gaining Public Goods

To build a tangible, inclusive, meaningful, and durable community, we must begin with public goods.

K. Sabeel Rahman

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